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Fisherman fighting flesh-eating bacteria infection as cases climb across the Southeast

A man has spent more than a week in a hospital on North Carolina’s Outer Banks after a small cut on his leg led to a ...

People on alert: Outer Banks crews adapt as 'flesh-eating' bacteria risk grows

North Carolina is seeing an increase in Vibrio infections, with 59 cases and one death reported through July 31.

“He’s all of our heroes”: Panama City family mourns loved one who died from Vibrio Vulnificus

A Panama City family is coping with the death of a family member who contracted Vibrio Vulnificus, also known as a ...

Billions of starfish deaths traced back to bacterial culprit in largest marine epidemic

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...
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Four dead and 17 hospitalized from Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana. What to know

Four dead and 17 hospitalized from "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Louisiana waters. What to know about ...

Scientists pinpoint bacteria behind sea star die-off on West Coast

Scientists identify Vibrio pectenicida as the bacterium causing sea star wasting disease. Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death ...

5 Billion Starfish Dead and Melting: Bizarre Ocean Plague Traced to Killer Vibrio Bacteria

Scientists identify Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of sea star wasting disease, which has killed over 5 billion ...
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Starfish-killing bacteria revealed as cause of biggest undersea disease outbreak

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of extinction. New research has identified Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of ...