“No one should handle debris without proper safety equipment,” according to the health department. Once testing begins and ...

Vibrio vulnificus, which may be present in floodwaters, has prompted a warning from the Florida Department of Health. Learn ...

The state health agency will do water testing and lift the 'no swim' advisory when bacteria levels are within safe levels ...

“Where you have salt water meeting fresh water, this is where Vibrio can thrive. And if individuals are exposed to brackish ...

You step on a nail, slice your leg, you get an open wound and the bacteria gets in,” said an infectious disease expert.

The prevalence of vibrio bacteria in sea waters is increasing around the world as water temperatures rise due to climate ...

In Cedar Key, about 100 miles from where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26, health officials saw a ...

“Vibriobacteria, commonly found in warm coastal waters, can cause illness when ingested or when open wounds are exposed to ...

Concentrations of these bacteria often rise after heavy rainfall and flooding, particularly in brackish and saltwater environments.

Researchers from the University of Florida’s College of Medicine are pointing concern at a flesh-eating bacteria found in ...

Two neighbors in Ocala share their experience during Hurricane Milton, including fallen trees into their yards. Anybody who ...

A vehicle driving through Lee County was attacked by an alligator as it drove through watery roadways after storms hit the area.