Pensacola News Journal September 17, 2026 β€’ 19:54

Florida Vibrio vulnificus infections rise. Where new cases were reported - Pensacola News Journal

By C. A. Bridges

Florida Vibrio vulnificus infections rise. Where new cases were reported - Pensacola News Journal

The Florida Health department is now reporting 22 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," and four deaths. How to avoid it.

Sept. 17, 2026, 2:54 p.m. CT
Florida's Vibrio vulnificus infections now total 22 cases and four deaths, according to the latest health department update on the rare brackish-water bacterium found in… [+61 chars]

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