Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported by health officials.

Infections that enter the bloodstream are fatal about 50 percent of the time. Some who contract the infection die within days.

Eleven people in Florida have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, including 2 in ...

At least four people in Florida have died this year after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria typically found in warm saltwater or brackish water, according to Florida’s Health Department. The state ...