Vibrio vulnificus cases have risen to 80 following the widespread flooding from back-to-back hurricanes, surpassing the ...

Disease-causing microorganisms churn in the floodwaters after a hurricane and grow in people's homes long after the first ...

As of Sunday, Oct. 20, there have been 74 cases of Vibrio vulnificus so far in 2024, according to data from the Florida ...

Nationwide, vibriosis from Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio bacteria causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

As of Sunday, Oct. 20, there have been 74 cases of Vibrio vulnificus so far in 2024, according to data from the Florida Department of Health, tying the number of cases in 2022 when Hurricane Ian ...

Florida health officials are reporting an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. In an update Friday, data from ...

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The Tampa Bay-area counties of Hillsborough and Pinellas – which were inundated by torrential rain and a devastating storm surge – saw the largest increase of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus ...

If Vibrio vulnificus bacteria infects a person, such as by floodwaters coming in contact with a cut or other open wound, it can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.