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Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.
In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in warm coastal waters.
While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...
Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives in sea waters, brackish water and inside raw or uncooked seafood, led to at least ...
Four people in Florida have died and seven others have been sickened this year by a rare but potentially deadly bacterial ...
Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...
Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio ...
Cook shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels) thoroughly. Avoid cross-contamination of cooked seafood and other foods with raw ...
A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Flesh-eating bacteria has killed four people in Florida, including one person in Broward County, ...
After two more cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections were reported from Florida waters recently, Tampa Bay area physicians are warning residents and visitors to be careful swimming in brackish ...
There were a little more than 70 cases of this flesh-eating bacteria in Florida over the last year, according to state health department data. That being said, the bacteria — part of a family ...