We recently reported on the Louisiana Department of Health's warning about Vibrio vulnificus, the flesh-eating bacteria that ...

According to a Saturday press release, boiling water is still advised for The Highlands and the Savannah Hilton Head ...

Two Newport beaches have been cleared for swimming after bacteria levels returned to safe ranges, though Easton’s Beach ...

The city said this water is safe to consume after tests for these areas of the system showed no presence of coliform bacteria ...

Multiple beaches across Massachusetts are closed Saturday, Aug. 16, mostly due to excess bacteria, according to the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Four sites failed to meet recreational water-quality standards on the Tar-Pamlico this week: Tar River Reservoir in Rocky Mount, the waterfront and Havens ...

While shallow depths and algae growth are not attractive to the average swimmer, city officials ensure that, when marked, the lakes pose no health risk.

A boil water notice is in effect for Chatham and Effingham counties due to turbidity in the water supply. Officials are ...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. ( WALA) - The Alabama Department of Public Health has issued swim advisories for three sites in Baldwin County due to poor water quality.

Officials warn the bacteria, found in warm coastal waters, can enter through open wounds and quickly become life-threatening.

An elderly Sebastopol man has died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, Sonoma County health officials said Friday morning.

Across Missouri, reports of waterborne bacteria and related illnesses have been on the rise. One of the most recent and alarming cases involved an individual who contracted a brain-eating amoeba after ...