Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County is one of 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection so far this year. The ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come.

Eleven in Florida, including in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2025. Four deaths were reported. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...

Manatee County is one of 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection so far this year. The single Manatee County case did not result in death, but four of the ...