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

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

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

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

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

The city of Monroe issued a boil water advisory on Wednesday after E. coli was detected in drinking water affecting nine ...

Miami-Dade County issued advisories for high bacteria levels at Crandon Park North and Collins Park, warning against water ...

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 ...