NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Should you worry about ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria at the beach?
Experts say there’s no need for most people to avoid the beach altogether.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Louisiana health department documents five deaths from flesh-eating bacteria infections
Experts say the bacteria is usually found in warm, coastal waters, and can cause serious, potentially life-threatening infections when contaminated seawater enters an open wound, according to the CDC.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Florida reports first flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 as summer cases climb
An elderly Palm Beach County resident has become the first person in Florida to die from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus this year, with health officials warning that the deadliest stretch of the infection season is just beginning. The victim, aged 80 to 84, was among 11 confirmed Vibrio vulnificus cases reported across the state […] The post Florida reports first flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 as summer cases climb appeared first on American Almanac .
An elderly Palm Beach County resident has become the first person in Florida to die from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus this year, with health officials warning that the deadliest stretch of the infection season is just beginning. The victim, aged 80 to 84, was among 11 confirmed Vibrio vulnificus cases reported across the state so far in 2026, Fox Weather reported . No additional details about the deceased, name, sex, or how the infection was contracted, have been released. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the death and the statewide case count but offered little beyond a boilerplate precautionary statement. The bacterium thrives in warm, brackish coastal water, exactly the conditions that blanket Florida's…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Nick Smith) - Beachgoers warned of flesh-eating bacteria ahead of July 4
The bacteria can enter the body through open wounds or by consuming raw oysters.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Deadly flesh-eating bacteria found along Long Island waterways | NewsNation
Researchers at Stony Brook University say they found the deadly flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio in the coastal waters along Long Island. NewsNation’s Rich Bodee has the details.