Some vibrio infections can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a serious form of bacterial infection commonly referred to as ...

The summer travel season is opening against an unusually crowded backdrop of infectious‑disease concerns.

Cases are expected to become more common as climate change leads to warmer ocean temperatures. File this under, “Florida is ...

The 'fleshing-eating' disease caused by the Vibrio vulnificus bacterium is expected to increase with rising oceanic ...

Connecticut only sees a handful of cases a year and Connecticut’s Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said “this is not something that people have to be extremely worried about.” The ...

The bacteria thrives in warm waters, and cases are occurring earlier in the season than in previous years ...

Vibrio found in Sagaponack, Mecox and Georgica ponds; DEC closes shellfishing areas and trustees add monitoring.

In research in mice, the researchers found that Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacteria that causes the disease, releases a toxin that specifically stimulates pain in the nerves arou ...

A Florida father’s dream getaway to a popular island destination ended in intensive care after a minor scratch on his ankle spiraled into a life threatening flesh eating infection. What began as a ...

Pathogens like the “flesh-eating” bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, are becoming more abundant, because they thrive in warmer water. Fungi, meanwhile, prefer to grow at cooler temperatures, meaning that ...

Sharks may get all the headlines, but a microscopic bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus is the real hidden danger thriving in ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One Tampa family is trying to get their loved one back home after he contracted a flesh-eating disease while overseas in the Bahamas. Family members said the 62-year-old almost ...