While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...

DOH-Santa Rosa advises against any water-related activities at Navarre Beach after water quality testing showed high bacteria ...

Ice cream bars from a FL-based company and sold in 23 states have been recalled because of listeria contamination, the FDA ...

Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.

A 27-year-old woman in Florida is fortunate to be alive after falling victim to an alligator attack on the St. Lucie River in Martin County north of Palm ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives in sea waters, brackish water and inside raw or uncooked seafood, led to at least ...

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

Advisories for high bacteria levels at Alligator Point Beach and Carrabelle Beach are being lifted by the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County.

The city said it believed the November samples were flawed and did not take further action. The Florida Department of ...

A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.