Going into the water in and around Delaware can provide some risks. While people are aware of the sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, jellyfish in those same waters and snakes in lakes, ...

Theresa Wagner has studied enterococci and antibiotic resistance for several years. Here she is photographed in connection with another research project on enterococci. Creating new vaccines is one of ...

Four swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Two of the closed beaches tested high for E.coli, one ...

Officials are advising the public to avoid all water-related activities at Crandon Park North and South Point Drive Beach (South Beach Park) due to the heightened presence of Enterococcus bacteria.

Florida health officials cleared the waters at Midtown Beach for swimming after an Oct. 2 water-quality sample.

The update comes after an Oct. 8 water sample showed that levels of enterococci bacterias had dropped back to a "good" range.

Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed fecal bacteria levels more than 28 times the safety threshold. The bacteria, ...

Palm Beach officials say the no-swim advisory will stand until the levels of enterococci bacteria return to a normal level.

NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - Town officials have issued a boil water advisory in North Attleboro until further notice following the discovery of enterococci in routine raw water samples. The ...

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — (Update) The swimming advisory issued for a portion of Edisto beach near Bay Point in Colleton County, has been lifted, according to the South Carolina Department of ...

Going into the water in and around Delaware can provide some risks. While most aren't that dangerous, here's a look at some of the stuff floating in Delaware waters. According to the Delaware ...