As summer heatwaves push sea temperatures to record highs, a little-known bacterium could be thriving in Europe's coastal waters — but how worried should you be?

Turistas y autoridades enfrentan una temporada estival marcada por el cierre de balnearios y riesgos sanitarios, debido al incremento de infecciones por Vibrio en el Mediterráneo,…

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention.

Aumento da temperatura do mar potencializa proliferação da Vibrio vulnificus, microrganismo capaz de causar infecções graves e potencialmente fatais

Hundreds have died in recent outbreaks of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus and Group A strep. In 2026 Vibrio is spreading through the Mediterranean, driven by…

Hundreds have died in recent outbreaks of the so-called 'flesh-eating' bacteria Vibrio vulnificus and Streptococcus A. Driven by warming seas, Vibrio could spread across the…

In recent years, deaths linked to the flesh‑eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have risen in the US, Europe and Asia. Warming seas have allowed Vibrio to…

As summer heatwaves push sea temperatures to record highs, a little-known bacterium could be thriving in Europe's coastal waters — but how worried should you be?

Mentre le ondate di caldo estive spingono la temperatura del mare a livelli record, un batterio poco noto potrebbe proliferare nelle acque costiere europee. Quanto dobbiamo…