Three more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also called "flesh-eating" bacteria, have been reported in Florida according to Health Department data. The new cases were reported in Citrus, Collier and Lee ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, continue to surge in Florida with two more cases reported Sept. 4 by the state Department of Health. That makes 25 cases so far this ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters rose to 20 cases in 2025, the Florida Department of Health announced. Vibrio Vibriosis is a flesh-eating bacterium that lives in certain ...

WAS ARRESTED. CASES OF FLESH EATING BACTERIA ARE ON THE RISE, THE CDC SAYS. POTENTIALLY DEADLY BACTERIA THRIVES IN WARM COASTAL WATERS, ESPECIALLY BRACKISH WATER, WHERE FRESH WATER MEETS THE SEA. THE ...

The bacteria can infect a person with an open wound, such as a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound ...