Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...

A serious bacterial infection has put a North Carolina man in an Outer Banks ICU, highlighting a growing concern over the ...

North Carolina reports 7 infections from Vibrio vulnificus and over 50 likely cases from other Vibrio strains.

A surge of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, is impacting US coasts, leading to multiple deaths and infections. The ...

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

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections are rising across the Southeast, with North Carolina reporting 59 Vibrio infections ...

Cases of a flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise in North Carolina, according to the NC Department of Health and Human ...

“Vibrio infections are often associated with eating raw or under-cooked shellfish such as oysters, clams, shrimp and scallops,” Jones said, noting that some species of Vibrio can enter the body ...

According to the CDC, about one in five people infected die and the bacteria are more active this summer possibly linked to ...

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 ...

With warmer water this season, North Carolina and Virginia are reporting higher cases of vibrio, commonly referred to as ...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is the hardest-hit area of flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus. The city has reported ...