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 ...