vibrio vulnificus

Researchers used DNA samples and findings to conclude the presence of two particularly concerning species in coastal waters: Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus.

A rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus and its spread northward have heightened concern. The CDC is trying to make more doctors aware of the pathogen.

He says most of the human population is not susceptible to infection from Vibrio vulnificus, but those with open wounds or certain conditions should avoid warm, brackish water.

The health department says 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been confirmed statewide this year, with two deaths in Hillsborough County, and one each in Pasco, Polk and Sarasota counties.

People are being warned after FAU researchers find that Vibrio bacteria is aggressively sticking to plastic particles in the Sargassum seaweed.

Four months after Hurricane Ian, shards of debris have been washed onto the coast and lawns, and there is a spike in the number of cases of very dangerous flesh-eating bacteria.

The Florida Department of Health reports 28 cases and six deaths in Lee County from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterial infection that thrives in warm, brackish water.

It’s beach season, and a potentially deadly bacteria is making headlines. It’s called vibriovulnificus.So far, seven people have died from Vibrio this…

Sarasota County health officials have issued a warning against eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to coastal and inland waters after one person…

Public-health authorities say the number of infections and deaths in Florida this year from vibrio vulnificus is not out of the ordinary, but the primary…