Prolonged dry spells or droughts can sometimes reduce aquatic diseases, many of which affect people. Yet other times, water ...

At least seven people have died from Vibrio vulnificus infections, a flesh-eating bacterium , along the Gulf Coast this year, ...

At least 23 cases of a "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, have been reported along the Gulf Coast in parts of Florida and Louisiana. A total of 7 people have died from the infection, which ...

Warm summer waters have been bringing with them this dangerous bacteria, and this particular problem has only been growing as ...

Known as the ‘brain-eating amoeba’, Naegleria fowleri thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a rare but often fatal brain ...

Summer's warmer waters bring a coast-dwelling potentially deadly bacteria to Georgia’s shores and shellfish, and to other coastal states..

More than two dozen cases of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria have been detected in Gulf Coast states, including Florida and Louisiana, so far this year. State health officials say 15 cases of Vibrio ...

Excited to spend time in the water on Cape Cod this weekend? If so, you'll want to avoid the freshwater swimming spots where there may be harmful algea blooms. According to the Association to Preserve ...