Flesh-eating bacteria found beyond Gulf Coast as infections spread north
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Infectious disease expert Dr. William Schaffner warns that Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacteria found in warm brackish water, is appearing farther up the East Coast.
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Louisiana reports 5 deaths, 9 cases of flesh-eating bacteria
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5 dead from flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana this year
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Deadly 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Kills 6 As Alerts Issued In Multiple States
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Florida reports another death from flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus
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Flesh-eating bacteria found beyond Gulf Coast as infections spread north
The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to take precautions following a surge in severe Vibrio vulnificus infections, which have resulted in nine hospitalizations and five deaths so far in 2026.
The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to take precautions against a potentially fatal bacteria found in warm coastal waters that has killed five people this year. Vibrio vulnificus exists naturally along the Louisiana coast and has infected nine people this year, according to state…
A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday.
Experts say the bacteria is usually found in warm, coastal waters, and can cause serious, potentially life-threatening infections when contaminated seawater enters an open wound, according to the CDC.
As the summer season continues to bring people to the beach, the Louisiana Health Department warns to take precautions against a potentially fatal flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters. Officials confirmed nine cases this year and five deaths.
Beachgoers and coastal residents in Louisiana are being urged to take heightened precautions after a sharp rise in infections from a potentially lethal bacteria left five people dead, according to a report from Fox News.
A second person in Florida has died this year after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacterium found naturally in warm coastal waters, according to state health officials. The deaths were reported in Marion and Palm Beach counties as health officials warn people to take precaution…
Louisiana health officials are urging beachgoers and seafood lovers to take precautions after Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium sometimes described as "flesh-eating," killed five people in the state so far this year, far exceeding the typical death toll by this point in the year.
Vibrio vulnificus is more severe than usual in 2026, though cases trail last year. One in five infected die; people with wounds or illness face the most risk.
Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a flesh-eating bacterial infection following the deaths of five people this year.
Vibrio vulnificus has killed more Louisiana residents in a single warm-water season this year than the state’s own ten-year average would predict for the entire period — a statistic that says less about a sudden new menace than about a very old hazard finally outrunning the assumptions built into de…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department sa…
Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported another death caused by the dangerous warm-water bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The first death occurred in late July, when a patient in Palm Beach County succumbed to the illness.
State confirms nine cases, including five deaths, from Vibrio vulnificus organism, which thrives in seawater Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.
Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.
Health officials are urging caution as cases rise. The potentially deadly bacteria can strike in more ways that one and some people face greater risks.
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