Health officials are warning Massachusetts residents and visitors after a swimmer contracted flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus while on Cape Cod. On Friday, August 8, local and state ...

A swimmer who recently visited a beach on Cape Cod has been diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection, public health officials announced Wednesday. An older ...

Officials: Cape Cod swimmer infected with rare bacteria that can cause ‘flesh-eating’ disease The swimmer, described by officials as "an older individual," went into the water at a Falmouth beach with ...

After a swimmer in Cape Cod was infected late last week by a bacteria that can cause a rare “flesh-eating” disease, state health officials on Wednesday issued a warning about potential risks in local ...