WBOC

Swim Advisories Issued Near Lewes Beaches Due to Elevated Bacteria Levels

LEWES, DE — Swim advisories were issued Tuesday at two beaches in Sussex County after water tests showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator bacteria, according to the Delaware ...
WGAL

Riverkeepers mitigate waste and monitor bacteria to protect the Susquehanna River

ORGANIZATION, AND HERE’S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. TAKE A LOOK. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF GROUPS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK THAT WE DO. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER KEEPERS ARE ON A MISSION TO PROTECT THE ...
WBOC

Rehoboth Beach Battles Bacteria Advisory on Independence Day

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE -- From the evening of July 3rd to just before 5 pm on July 4th, DNREC announced a swimming advisory due to bacteria for the Rehoboth Avenue stretch of Rehoboth Beach. Officials ...
NBC New York

‘Grave danger': CDC reports ‘nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in U.S.

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are ...
Time

‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Cases Are on the Rise Along the Gulf Coast. How Do You Get It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

This scanning electron micrograph sem depicts a grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Reporter What to know about a 'flesh-eating' bacteria, Marjorie Taylor Greene's shift from MAGA, and more Length ...
People

Virginia Dad Wades in Calf-High Water, Dies 2 Weeks Later of Flesh-Eating Bacteria That 'Ravaged’ His Legs

Derek Michael D’Arcy died less than two weeks after he was exposed to Vibrio vulnificus though a cut on his leg Virginia teacher and pastor Derek Michael D’Arcy contracted the flesh-eating bacteria ...