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 ...

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

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.

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 ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.