A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

Just ahead of the Independence Day long weekend, beaches across the country have closed and issued advisories due to ...

This week, health department officials detected above average levels of bacteria at Louisiana five beaches. One beach, Lake ...

High bacteria levels have shut down swimming at multiple beaches in at least six states ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

When local health departments issue swim advisories at Hampton Roads beaches, it’s because they’ve determined the ...

E. coli is a fecal coliform that health departments can test for in Indiana waters. The bacteria ends up in our waters from the gastrointestinal tracts of people and warm-blooded animals. The bacteria ...

As of Friday June 27, there are two Michigan beaches, that are currently closed due to high bacteria levels — likely from ...

“So sometimes the bacteria can survive despite refrigeration, and then also the bacteria can form what are called biofilms, which allow it to survive in the environment.

E. coli bacteria were found in a routine sample taken in the 1000 block of Ashley Avenue in Indian Harbour Beach on Thursday, April 10, according to an email from Cheryl Mall, Melbourne public ...