Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County is one of 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection so far this year. The ...

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria in 2025. Four of those infected have died from it, according to the ...

Manatee County is one of 10 Florida counties that have reported a case of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection so far this year. The single Manatee County case did not result in death, but four of the ...

Eleven in Florida, including in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2025. Four deaths were reported. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...