1 in 5 die after rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria strikes US coasts; Know the symptoms and how to stay safeA surge of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, is impacting US coasts, leading to multiple deaths and infections. The bacteria thri...
09 Aug, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in parts of USA. Treatment, symptoms, locations where is it found?Flesh eating bacteria infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus are sharply increasing along the Gulf Coast, with multiple deaths reported in ...
05 Aug, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
Scientists crack 12-year mystery behind sea star killing epidemic: Bacterium identified as marine mass killerA decade-long mystery surrounding the devastating sea star wasting disease along North America's Pacific coast has been solved. Scientists ...
05 Aug, 2025, 06.49 AM IST
What is Vibrio vulnificus? Flesh-eating bacteria that claimed 8 lives in 2 US statesA dangerous bacteria is spreading across America's Gulf Coast. It is causing severe illness and fatalities. States like Louisiana and Flori...
04 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Health crisis in Florida? 'Dangerous' flesh-eating bacteria kills 4 as Vibrio vulnificus infections rise. Check symptomsA health crisis has emerged in US state of Florida due to a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, resul...
18 Jul, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's cholera vaccine successfully completes Phase-III trialsBharat Biotech's oral Cholera Vaccine, Hillchol, has successfully completed phase III clinical trials, demonstrating non-inferiority agains...
21 May, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
Rare disease claims YouTuber Billy LeBlanc's partner Natalie Clark’s life: Everything you need to know about Vibrio Vulnificus, the ‘shellfish infection’Billy LeBlanc, a popular YouTuber and the figurehead of the Bratayley family channel announced the devastating news of his girlfriend’s dea...
01 Nov, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
El Nino of 1904-07 may have helped spread cholera in India, study findsResearchers found that unusual weather patterns driven by the El Nino event from 1904-1907 may have facilitated the spread of a new cholera...
02 Aug, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Three-fold Increase likely in heat-related deaths by mid-century: LancetNew projections reveal that heat-related deaths are projected to increase 370% if the rise in temperature reaches 2 degrees Celsius by mid-...
15 Nov, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Limb amputation risk: Uncooked Tilapia fish connection to deadly bacteria; treatment, transmission and all about the life-threatening infectionWoman Loses Limbs After Consuming Contaminated Tilapia - A Shocking Case of Bacterial Infection.
18 Sep, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
Flesh eating bacteria: CDC issues alert over Vibrio Vulnificus. Know symptoms of infection, ways to preventBacteria Vibrio Vulnificus is moving from north to south at the rate of 30 miles annually. About 80,000 people get infected and 100 die ann...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.13 PM IST
Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Hidden threat of deadly flesh-eating bacteria lurks in floodwaters, here’s how to be safeWhile Hurricane Idalia may have passed, a lingering threat remains. Florida health authorities are issuing a stern warning stating floodwat...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.25 PM IST
Flesh eating bacteria causes multiple deaths in Florida, New York, Connecticut. Check name, symptomsFlesh eating bacteria has killed several people across the US. The official name of Flesh eating bacteria is Vibrio vulnificus.
20 Aug, 2023, 02.06 AM IST
Rare flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus claims 3 lives in New York, know causes, symptoms and precautionsThe latest occurrence of an individual's demise in Suffolk County has been connected to the aggressive vibrio vulnificus bacterium, signify...
17 Aug, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Man in Florida dies after eating 'one in a billion' oyster. Here's the reason and safety tips to followIt was the second death in this month in Florida from consuming raw oysters from Louisiana.
19 Aug, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
In China's Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerveWhile no human cholera case was found among people who came in contact with the softshell turtles, the specific store selling them was orde...
15 Jul, 2022, 08.01 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA gives clean chit to Haldiram snacksMaharashtra FDA has given a clean chit to the samples of Haldiram snacks after testing them for possible excess lead levels.
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