(NewsNation) — Officials in Louisiana and Florida have reported a combined seven deaths among people who contracted an infection from a dangerous bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" disease.

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) – Recently updated data from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) shows that another person has died in the state from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The most ...

A victim of the deadly flesh-eating bacteria that is surging in southern US states is sharing the harrowing details of his ordeal — as well as some stomach-churning photos. Officials along the Gulf ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported another death caused by the dangerous warm-water bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The first death occurred in late July, when a patient in ...

Scientists have recently documented the bacteria spreading to places that were once too cold for it to survive.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Amid cases involving Vibrio vulnificus, the dangerous bacteria that can cause a rare and potentially ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Recently updated data from the Florida Department of Health shows that another person has died in the state from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The most recent death ...