The bacteria can spread quickly in the body and can lead to life-threatening complications if not treated immediately.
The bacteria thrives as coastal waters warm.
Scientists have detected the potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Long Island waters, posing a significant risk with a 20% mortality rate. This bacteria can enter the body ...
(Gray News) – Two people are dead after eating raw oysters and contracting a deadly flesh-eating bacteria, according to officials. The Louisiana Illuminator reports that the deaths were caused by the ...
Scientists say New York's coastal waters are experiencing some of the most severe threats on record, and they're not just environmental.
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 ...