Dozens of Massachusetts beaches are closed for swimming because there is either too much bacteria in the water or toxic algae ...

Starting around the month of August, experts typically see fluctuations of bacteria levels across the Lowcountry. Experts ...

Falmouth health officials say an older person with an open wound ventured into the ocean and came in contact with a<a ...

A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in ...

Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...

Elevated bacteria advisories for five Maine beaches that had prompted warnings from officials were all dropped by Thursday ...

Heading into this weekend, 54 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, lurks in warm ocean waters like those along Florida's Gulf Coast.

A rare case of the potentially deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus was found in a person who was swimming with an exposed wound at Old Silver Beach, according to the town of Falmouth.

A potentially deadly bacteria has infected a person in Massachusetts, public health officials said Wednesday, warning people ...