The infection is caused by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which lives in warm seawater or brackish water. People can also develop the infection by consuming raw or undercooked seafood.

Consider this: Almost all oysters in the Gulf of Mexico are infected with a flesh-eating bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus (Hlady & Klontz, 1996). The good news? Fewer than 50 cases of V. vulnificus ...

And there is a little bit of truth to that. Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. You can get it from oysters or from swimming in warm brackish water.

But it's still a scary story. The bacteria vibrio, vulnificus can kill someone within 48 hours. It lives in warm sea water. It can get into the body through, an open wound, even a tiny one like an ...

Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water mixes with seawater—like the estuaries on the coast of Florida. While most species are harmless to humans, ...

Januario Hospital. She had been infected with the potentially deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria Vibrio vulnificus: a distant, yet equally dangerous, cousin of the notorious V. cholerae.

A Florida man died on July 10 after eating a raw oyster at a Sarasota restaurant that was contaminated by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which can cause flesh-eating disease, or necrotizing ...

The state Health Department is advising the public to remain out of the waters of the Ala Wai Canal near the Waikiki-Kapahulu library due to a wastewater discharge.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CLAYTON — A St. Charles woman is suing a University City grocery store after she says she contracted a flesh-eating ...

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However, in addition to Vibrio, other bacteria associated with raw oyster illnesses include Campylobacter, salmonella and Shigella. Then there are debilitating viral infective agents such as the ...

The Florida Health Department has reported 65 confirmed cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, and 11 deaths so far this year as of Friday. Study: Kitchen sponges harbor more ...