The CDC says around 1 in 5 people who develop Vibrio vulnificus infection will die due to life-threatening complications.

Health experts are warning Americans headed to the beach for the Fourth of July weekend about a rise in cases of the ...

The CDC is warning of flesh-eating bacteria, known as Vibrio, spreading where fresh and saltwater mix. Dr. Omer Awan tells ...

Cases of the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus typically rise in the summer months ...

Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

Officials added that all other amenities at the beach will remain open to the public.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are mostly harmless bacteria that live in the intestines of animals and humans. They are the most ...

New Jersey swimming advisories issued at five coastal beaches and one freshwater lake after water testing found elevated ...

Scientists have cracked how bacteria build cancer-fighting compounds, a breakthrough that could speed up new treatments. The ...

The Michigan department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy tracks beach closures and advisories.

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

The technology company's proposal for mosquito population control isn't quite as dramatic as it sounds.