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

The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said it has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk ...

A total of 16 people have died, and 115 others have been infected in the ongoing cholera outbreak in various parts of the ...

A total of 16 people have died, and 115 others have been infected in the ongoing cholera outbreak in various parts of the ...

A Vibrio outbreak that sickened more than 250 people in Australia was linked to oysters, but a specific grower could not be identified. The nationwide outbreak caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus ...

Vibrio vulnificusa is a naturally occurring, potentially fatal bacterial infection present in brackish water. During tropical storms sea water is pushed along the coast and into rivers and canals ...

Oysters are one of the great delicacies of gastronomy, but they have as many fans as they do critics. Among those who savor ...

The bacteria can infect a person with an open wound, such as a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.

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

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise after recent natural disasters. Vibrio Vulnificus occurs naturally in warm coastal waters. Its concentrations can rise with heavy rain and flooding.

A father of three fulfilled his late girlfriend’s wish after surviving a fatal case of food poisoning. Billy LeBlanc woke up ...