From raw oysters to tiny cuts, Long Island's warming waters are raising concerns about a rare infection that doctors say can ...

Just three days earlier, the man was otherwise healthy and active on the coast. But at one point when he jumped into the ...

According to The Charlotte Observer, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported that the state recorded 135 ...

Vibrio, a bacteria found in salt and brackish water, is contracted when wounds are exposed to water containing the bacteria ...

A marine scientist’s passing mention of flesh-eating bacteria during a press conference sets off a media frenzy.

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

State health leaders say there has been one case of Vibrio vulnificus in Connecticut that occurred in February. Officials did ...

Experts report several “hotspots” of Vibrio vulnificus in Long Island ...

Scientists have mapped in unprecedented detail the structure of Vibrio bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections ...

Researchers at Stony Brook University have detected Vibrio vulnificus, the bacterium behind severe “flesh-eating” wound ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Symptoms of Vibrio infection can range from vomiting and diarrhea to ...

What is Vibrio? Vibrio is a type of bacteria that has been around for hundreds of millions of years; researchers have ...