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Florida has reported 28 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, and five deaths so far in 2025.

The bacteria is found in warm, brackish seawater and can infect people through open wounds or by eating raw shellfish.

Infections can lead to severe tissue damage, limb amputation, and are fatal in about one in five cases.

Three more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also called , have been reported in Florida according to data.

The new cases were reported in Citrus, Collier and Lee counties, the FDOH said as of Sept. 18.

Five people have reportedly died after contracting the "flesh-eating" bacteria so far this year. The deaths occurred in , according to FDOH data.

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterial infection found in warm and brackish seawater or floodwaters.

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