The reported Vibrio vulnificus cases reported in Florida in 2025 were down dramatically from last year. Here's what to know.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Within just three weeks, four more cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been reported in Florida. According to the most recent data from the state's Department of Health, there ...

Florida has seen 20 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in warm seawater, resulting in five deaths as of August 21, 2025. Infection occurs through consuming raw seafood or exposing open ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, the Florida Department of Health ...

Florida has reported 30 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year. Five deaths from the infection have been recorded in Florida in 2025. The bacteria is found ...

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect ...

Florida has reported 25 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" bacteria, and five related deaths so far this year. The bacteria is found in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans through ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters rose to 20 cases in 2025, the Florida Department of Health announced. Vibrio Vibriosis is a flesh-eating bacterium that lives in certain ...

The Florida Department of Health reported one new Vibrio vulnificus, commonly referred to as "flesh-eating" bacteria, in Escambia County, bringing the total cases up to three. Another new case was ...

A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida and Louisiana. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY ...

Three more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also called "flesh-eating" bacteria, have been reported in Florida according to Health Department data. The new cases were reported in Citrus, Collier and Lee ...

Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans ...