flesh eating bacteria

Eleven cases in Florida, a hospitalization in Mississippi, and now Louisiana health officials are posting advisories at twelve local beaches. That's a lot of warnings in a short stretch of time.

Warm ocean waves and bright summer sun might make the beach look inviting but it's what you can't see that has health department officials concerned.

Fishermen and boaters in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast are being advised to exercise extreme caution after reports of a deadly flesh-eating bacteria was found lurking in the waters.

Flesh-eating bacteria is showing up in Louisiana waters about six weeks earlier than normal this year.

A vacation trip to Destin turns into a major medical nightmare for a family on vacation there.