The Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, saltwater and brackish water. The most common way to become infected is when an open wound comes into contact with vibrio ...

Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range appears to be increasing up the East Coast as climate change warms coastal waters. This ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — There’s an increase in vibrio cases in Florida. “Vibrio is a bacteria that lives in brackish water, salt water, warm water,” said Dr. Robert Rosequist ...

There was another death last week and three more cases of infection from the Vibrio vulnificusa or so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to the latest data from the Florida Department of ...

Vibrio vulnificusa is a naturally occurring, potentially fatal bacterial infection present in brackish water. During tropical storms sea water is pushed along the coast and into rivers and canals ...

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise after recent natural disasters. Vibrio Vulnificus occurs naturally in warm coastal waters. Its concentrations can rise with heavy rain and flooding.

Vibrio vulnificusa, a naturally occurring but potentially fatal bacterial infection, thrives in warm floodwaters when hurricanes and tropical storms push brackish water along the coast and into ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificusa, so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," have more than doubled in Florida following Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. The bacteria thrives in warm brackish water often ...

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies in Corpus Christi posted about the flesh-eating bacteria, called Vibrio, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 6. The warning comes after a ...

Scientists have warned that the prevalence of Vibrio in seafood is expected to increase because of climate change. An assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) anticipated that the ...

1 illness caused by Vibrio fluvialis, and 12 additional illnesses caused by the bacteria Vibrio without a confirmed species. Eighteen of these reported illnesses were from August and September. Why ...