Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a ...

While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...

Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.

DOH-Santa Rosa advises against any water-related activities at Navarre Beach after water quality testing showed high bacteria ...

A 27-year-old woman in Florida is fortunate to be alive after falling victim to an alligator attack on the St. Lucie River in Martin County north of Palm ...

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

Advisories have been lifted for Alligator Point and Carrabelle Beach in Franklin County. Sampling at these beaches had ...

Advisories for high bacteria levels at Alligator Point Beach and Carrabelle Beach are being lifted by the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County.

The city said it believed the November samples were flawed and did not take further action. The Florida Department of ...

A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.

The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, most often causes infection through open wounds and the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood.