Shortly after Hurricane Helene’s torrential rains and storm surge subsided, Florida’s Department of Health had a new, but familiar, problem on their hands. They recorded an increase in reported cases ...

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 ...

The Florida Department of Health is urging people to avoid coming into contact with floodwaters brought by Hurricane Milton, warning they could be contaminated with a form of flesh-eating bacteria ...

With Hurricanes Helene and Milton hitting Florida in quick succession, health experts are warning consumers about the potential for getting infected by flesh-eating bacteria from the flood waters.

Flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria in floodwaters can invade the bloodstream and cause fatal infections. People with open wounds, liver disease, or compromised immune systems are most at risk. Vibrio ...

Cases of a flesh-eating disease associated with Hurricanes Helene and Milton have climbed to a record-tying 74 statewide while Southwest Florida has six confirmed cases, according to public health ...

Florida is grappling with an explosion of flesh-eating bacteria after being battered by back-to-back hurricanes in recent weeks, with cases spiking to never-before-seen levels. The warm ...

If hurricanes weren’t bringing enough misery, Florida’s warm, brackish waters are serving up flesh-eating bacteria. When storm surge meets seawater teeming with bacteria, disaster seems to breed more ...