Anotehr case of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," has been reported in southwest Florida. Here's how to protect yourself.

Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria nicknamed "flesh-eating," has been found in coastal North Carolina and Florida. The bacteria can be contracted by eating undercooked shellfish or through an open wound ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just ...

The pain, said Genevieve Gallagher, was "unbelievable." The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her ...

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 ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a fifth death this year caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a dangerous bacterium that can trigger severe infections and, in some cases, death within just a ...

The 30-year-old single mom slipped and cut her feet near a boat launch in Orange Beach, Alabama, exposing her to a flesh-eating bacteria that could have killed her. Skipworth shared her story with CBS ...

Flesh-eating bacteria has been all over the news lately. We've reported on three different people who've been hospitalized over the last few weeks after going into waters along the Texas coast and ...

VISALIA, CA -- It was a nightmare of a situation for a 13-year-old Visalia teen who was infected with a flesh-eating bacteria-- possibly from his football helmet. Doctors caught it just in time and ...

CBS is officially scheduled to air another new episode of Watson tonight, November 3, 2025, and it will feature the team dealing with a flesh-eating bacteria debacle and more. This episode is the 4th ...

Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, has recently made headlines in Florida, but its not the only place it is. It also lives in North Carolina. The newest Florida case was ...