Cape Cod health officials say a person who swam at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth has contracted a rare but potentially life-threatening infection from bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

A rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that lives in warm saltwater has led to at least four deaths this year, but some simple safety precautions can keep you safe while on vacation. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

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Americans heading to the beach for Independence Day weekend may want to check if the waters are OK for swimming or wading. Warnings of high bacteria levels from public health officials have begun ...

Lifelong boat captain George Billiris says he's lucky to be alive after Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria that lurks in warm coastal waters like those along Florida's Gulf Coast ...

The Mississippi Museum of Art now owns the only two known portraits of enslaved Mississippians that were painted before the ...

A North Carolina man is still fighting a serious bacterial infection that landed him in an Outer Banks ICU for more than a week. His case is one of a handful reported this year, drawing attention to a ...

A warning from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health may have some beachgoers exercising a little more caution as they try to escape the August heat. Residents and visitors at Buzzards Bay, a ...

Massachusetts health officials say the case is rare and the beaches will remain open Getty A swimmer in Cape Cod was infected with flesh-eating bacteria due to an open wound Massachusetts health ...

Two people have died from complications caused by a flesh-eating bacteria they contracted after eating tainted oysters in Louisiana, according to a state health official. The bacteria, Vibrio ...