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CDC Reports California Shigella Outbreak is Antibiotic Resistant

Posted on March 07, 2013
The CDC in MMWR, reports that in May 2012, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Acute Communicable Disease Control Unit and Environmental Health, Food, and Milk Program investigated... Continue Reading

NIH-funded researchers begin trial of Shigella vaccine candidates ? Aim to thwart a principal cause of diarrheal disease worldwide

Posted on February 20, 2013
Researchers have launched an early-stage human clinical trial of two related candidate vaccines to prevent infection with Shigella, bacteria that are a significant cause of diarrheal illness, particularly among children.... Continue Reading

Shigella in Texas

Posted on December 05, 2012
Abilene Texas has seen a rise in Shigella cases since August, officials with the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District report. Young children have been affected especially heavily. Eighty cases have... Continue Reading

More Shigella in Ohio

Posted on November 14, 2012
Columbus health officials are investigating what they call an “unprecedented large number of Shigella illness” in the area. Since the start of the outbreak, 771 cases have been diagnosed. That’s... Continue Reading

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Wisconsin Shigella Outbreak

Posted on November 02, 2012
Dane County health officials are dealing with an outbreak of bacterial infection. Eighteen cases of Shigellosis have been reported in the county since Sept. 20. That’s one fewer case than... Continue Reading

Shigella Strikes Ohio

Posted on October 03, 2012
A bacterial illness is plaguing day-care centers in central Ohio, and health officials warn it could spread if parents aren't vigilant. The Columbus Dispatch reports Wednesday that the number of reported cases of shigella more than doubled in September in Franklin County, which includes Columbus...

Shigella Hitting Columbus Ohio Hard - Video

Posted on September 15, 2012

Shigella Hitting Columbus Ohio Hard ? Video

Posted on September 14, 2012

Shigella in Ohio

Posted on August 28, 2012
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus and Franklin County health officials are warning day-care providers to take precautions against spreading a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and can be especially harmful to people with weak immune systems...

Omaha Shigella Increase Prompts Health Department Warning

Posted on August 09, 2012
Since May, the Douglas County Health Department has investigated 50 confirmed cases of Shigella sonnei (shigellosis) infection, including four that involved hospitalizations. In eight of the nine previous years, Douglas County reported 31 or fewer cases...

Florida Shigella Cases Spike

Posted on August 06, 2012
The Okaloosa County Health Department (OCHD) is reporting an increase in Shigella cases county-wide, with 49 laboratory confirmed and probable cases since the beginning of this year. Since 2000, Okaloosa County has averaged 3 cases of Shigella per year (range 0 – 7)...

New York Shigella Cases Rise to 55

Posted on July 19, 2012
The number of Onondaga County residents sickened by a gastrointestinal illness that surfaced in late June has climbed to 55 and public health officials still have not identified the source of the outbreak. Children under 10 account for about half of the 55 confirmed and probable cases of shigellosis, a bacterial infection, said Dr...

New York Shigella Outbreak Cause Still a Mystery

Posted on July 12, 2012
Almost three weeks after health officials in Upstate New York announced they were investigating a Shigella outbreak affecting 25 people, the estimated victim count has grown to 45. The outbreak is affecting residents of Onondaga County, which includes the city of Syracuse and is located in the northern central part of the state...

Florida Sees Spike in Shigella

Posted on June 27, 2012
According to the Santa Rosa Florida Health Department, cases of Shigellosis are on the rise. The health department has been receiving reports of one or two cases almost on a daily basis and most are in small family clusters and in-home daycare facilities...

Syracuse New York Shigella Outbreak Sickens 34

Posted on June 26, 2012
James Mulder of the Syracuse Post-Standard reported to today that the Onondaga County Shigella outbreak has increased to 21 confirmed cases and 13 probable cases.  This is up nine from last week. Dr. Cynthia Morrow, the county's health commissioner, said her department has not yet pinpointed the source of the outbreak...

Syracuse New York Announces Shigella Outbreak

Posted on June 22, 2012
Public health officials are investigating an unusually large outbreak of shigellosis, a bacterial gastrointestinal illness that has sickened 25 people in Onondaga County. The county Health Department announced there have been 15 laboratory confirmed cases and another 10 probable cases of shigellosis...

Subway Settles Seventy Shigella Suits

Posted on June 18, 2012
Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, settled 70 lawsuits against Subway for undisclosed sums. The Dupage County Health Department confirmed that at least 140 people have been culture confirmed with Shigella sonnei infections contracted at a Chicago-area Subway restaurant in March of 2010...

Scientists Track Shigella Genetics

Posted on June 13, 2012
Scientists have found new genetic information that shows how harmful bacteria cause the acute diarrheal disease shigellosis, which kills more than a million people worldwide each year. The research, which could lead to the development of future treatments, was published today in the journal PLoS ONE...

Bad Bug Book - Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins - Second Edition - Shigella species

Posted on April 08, 2012
Bad Bug Book - Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins - Second Edition 1. Organism Shigella are Gram-negative, non-motile, non- sporeforming, rod-shaped bacteria. Shigella species, which include Shigella sonnei, S. boydii, S. flexneri, and S...

St. Lucie Florida Hit with Shigella

Posted on March 30, 2012
Cases of people contracting a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, fever and nausea are on the rise, according to St. Lucie County Health Department officials. County health officials said lab tests have confirmed the infection, known as shigella, has infected 24 people since January...

Escambia County Florida warns of Shigella cases at child care centers

Posted on February 29, 2012
According to press reports, the Escambia County Health Department has reminded the public that people can reduce the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses by practicing simple hygiene. "We like to be proactive about this, and we've started seeing cases of Shigella, or shigellosis, which is a bacterial illness that can produce nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and sometimes fever in young people," said Dr...

Preventing the spread of shigellosis

Posted on February 27, 2012
After a person has recovered from shigellosis, Shigella bacteria remain active for a week or two. It is even possible for a person to be infected with Shigella without exhibiting symptoms.  Individuals who exhibit no symptoms are known as asymptomatic, but can pass the illness on to others...

Two Maplewood Elementary students from Ocala, Florida infected by Shigella

Posted on February 24, 2012
According to press reports, two Maplewood Elementary School children have been infected with shigellosis, the illness caused by Shigella infection.  The Marion County Health Department contacted Maplewood officials on Wednesday, informing them that two students had contracted the illness; the school district launched an immediate review and response...

The reality is that raw milk is far more likely to make you ill than pasteurized milk

Posted on February 22, 2012
A new study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, found that the rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (raw milk) and unpasteurized milk products was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk...

Sources of Shigella

Posted on February 16, 2012
Shigella bacteria cause human illness when they are ingested, and can lead to Shigella infection, or shigellosis, through various modes of transmission, including through food and water sources, animal-to-human contact, and person-to-person contact in daycares and other settings...

Louisville-area Shigella illnesses continue to increase

Posted on January 31, 2012
Shigellosis cases continue to rise in Louisville, with 18 laboratory-confirmed cases last week. That's the highest number in any week so far during the current outbreak, which has seen 84 confirmed cases in 13 weeks. Shigellosis is a highly-contagious diarrhea illness caused by Shigella bacteria...

Cleveland-area schools see increase in Shigella illnesses

Posted on January 27, 2012
Twenty-one cases of Shigella had been confirmed in eastern Cuyahoga County and western Lake County as of Jan. 20, and more cases were reported this week, according to officials of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Some cases have occurred in the Orthodox Jewish community...

Jefferson County, Kentucky schools bitten by the Shigella bug

Posted on January 13, 2012
WDRB reports that Jefferson County Kentucky schools are currently seeing a significant increase in Shigella illnesses:  In the last few months health officials say they've noticed the increase in Shigellosis. A letter went out to all schools on Wednesday from the health department and will soon alert parents of the outbreak in Louisville...

More school closures due to concerns about the spread of Shigella

Posted on December 19, 2011
Alabama's 13 reports that the local health department has notified the school board for Springville Elementary, Middle, and High Schools that at least 6 students have tested positive for shigella.  There have also been 2 possible additional cases...

Shigella illnesses spike throughout Georgia and Florida

Posted on November 09, 2011
There has been a noticeable spike in Shigella infections throughout Florida and Georgia (the First Coast). In Florida, for example, there were 1,213 reported Shigella infections in 2010. This year, there has been 2,218 cases. The reason for the spike is not currently known, although the Duval County Health Department is busy investigating...

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