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

The U.S. is seeing a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria found in warm coastal waters ...

So far in 2025, Louisiana has experienced a spike in Vibrio vulnificus cases, with more cases than any other Gulf Coast state ...

The coastal states of the United States, including Florida and Louisiana, are reporting a rising number of infections caused ...

The flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is commonly found in Gulf Coast waters, and recent cases have been reported in ...

Louisiana health officials warn of rising Vibrio cases, with 17 hospitalizations and 4 deaths reported this year.

So far in 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed 17 Vibrio vulnificus infections statewide. All required ...

Cases of "flesh-eating" bacteria infections are climbing across the Southeast. North Carolina has tallied 59 Vibrio ...

The Louisiana Department of Health issued an advisory last week building on an Advocate Outdoors story published in June ...

Bacterial infections from warm coastal waters and seafood have surged in Louisiana, with 17 hospitalized and four deaths ...

So far in 2025, 17 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been reported among Louisiana residents. All of these patients were ...

Another person in Bay County has died from Vibrio vulnificus infection, the Florida Department of Health said, bringing the ...