Researchers working to forecast flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus along Tampa Bay-area coast

A weather story from Florida, reported by WTSP Tampa Bay.

Weather · Florida · October 19, 2026

From WTSP Tampa Bay

UF students are taking water samples to develop a forecasting model that could help protect you from the flesh-eating bacteria in the future.

Reported by WTSP Tampa Bay, October 19, 2026. Read the full story at WTSP Tampa Bay →

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