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Americans Warned About Shigella, Salmonella, and Cholera As Ethiopia Fights Outbreak Of "Acute Watery Diarrhea"

Posted on September 01, 2009
We cannot find a copy of it, but apparently there was a Voice of America report that the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia warned Americans in the country of increased risks of diarrheal illnesses including Shigella, Salmonella, and Cholera. Addis Ababa, one of the dirtiest cities in the world, is experiencing a severe outbreak of "Acute Watery Diarrhea" with one thousand cases being reported a day...

Popular Boston Area Beach Closed After People Come Down With Shigella

Posted on August 22, 2009
Swimmers at Shannon Beach, MA in Winchester are coming down with shigellosis, forcing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to close the popular area formerly known as Sandy Beach. Renamed last year for Sen. Charles E. Shannon, the former policeman and state senator who represented the area until his death at age 61, was closed at 3 p...

When Should Baby Drink The Water? Seems There Is Less To Fear Than Some Think

Posted on August 19, 2009
Shigella, along with Salmonella and Cholera, were each responsible for one of the 30 drinking water outbreaks back in the 1993-94 period studied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   It found those outbreaks, including 20 from private water wells, were responsible for 2,366 illnesses and one death...

Shigella Gives Zanesville City Schools A Warning About Cleaning & Student Sanitation

Posted on August 03, 2009
Schools are going to be hypersensitive this year about 'deep cleaning' and student sanitation because of Swine Flu.   Maybe that will help with the old standby threats from the likes of . In Ohio, the Zanesville City Schools are 'scrambling to make sure everything is clean as possible for the upcoming school year...

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Shigella Strikes Swimmers At New Hampshire's Silver Lake

Posted on July 31, 2009
Five swimmers at Silver Lake in Hollis, N.H. got sick during July. Now, four of the five have been confirmed as victims of Shigella. All the swimmers have recovered. Health officials Monday were out on the lake taking water samples and test results have found the Shigella bacteria are present...

Grand Lake St. Mary's Wedding Sends Guests Off With Shigella

Posted on July 17, 2009
Two eastern Ohio counties are reporting an outbreak of Shigella that may be traced back to a wedding held on the beautiful shores of Grand Lake St. Mary's in Celina. According to the Wapakoneta Daily News: Seven Auglaize County residents are among those affected by a bacterial infection from a source in Celina, confirmed the Auglaize County health commissioner...

School Ending In Wisconsin Did Not Halt Outbreak of Shigella Cases In Racine

Posted on July 15, 2009
     'Shigella used to be very uncommon,' said Dr. William Little, chairman of the Racine Board of Health. 'In all my years of practice I don't remember seeing anything like this.' If dealing with Swine Flu was not bad enough, Racine, Wisconsin is finding itself with a growing Shigella outbreak...

Baltimore Bio Tech Company Gets Army Contract To Fight Shigella

Posted on July 05, 2009
Intralytix Inc. announced last week that it has been awarded a contract from the United States Army to develop a bacteriophage-based food safety product for reducing or eliminating contamination from pathogenic Salmonella and Shigella spp. The product would be used to eliminate or significantly reduce contamination of fruits, vegetables and other food products...

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Honors Pioneering Shigella Researcher, Dr. Philippe Sansonetti

Posted on June 09, 2009
The 2009 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) GlaxoSmithKline International ASM Member of the Year Award has been presented to pioneer Shigella researcher Philippe Sansonetti, M.D., director, Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris...

Cleveland Is Also Trying To Defeat Shigella, Especially At Its Day Care Centers

Posted on June 02, 2009
Over the weekend, the Cleveland Plain Dealer did a wrap-up on the ongoing Shigella outbreak in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The newspaper reported that: 'Infections from the shigella bacteria began soaring in 2007 and show no signs of slowing down. Cuyahoga County reported 218 cases last year, after averaging about 30 cases a year the prior five years...

Local Health Officials In KS, MO, GA, and TX Issue Warnings About Shigella

Posted on May 26, 2009
Communities combating shigella since last fall are counting on the end of the school year to break the back of the far-flung outbreaks. In Macon County, GA, the local health department continues to encourage people to wash their hands and to stay away from home or school if they come down with diarrhea...

There's A "Shigella Scare" In Springfield & Green County, Missouri; But Few Facts About It

Posted on May 20, 2009
Missouri's Springfield-Greene County Health Department put this statement on their website yesterday: Hand washing protects you from a number of different illnesses, including colds, viruses and diarrheal illnesses like shigellosis. Greene County has seen an increase in shigellosis cases in the past month...

World Health Organization Calls Shigella "Endemic Throughout The World"

Posted on May 07, 2009
  The World Health Organization says Shigellosis is endemic throughout the world. Worldwide there are approximately 164.7 million cases, of which 163.2 million in developing countries and 1.5 million in industrialized countries. Each year 1.1 million people are estimated to die from Shigella infection and 580, 000 cases of shigellosis are reported among travellers from industrialized countries...

Shigella Has Moved Into Macon County, IL And Isn't Leaving Very Fast

Posted on April 28, 2009
Decatur, IL and surrounding Macon County appears to be another hotspot for Shigella.   Macon County Health officials are reporting 68 cases of Shigella since last November, with 19 cases through the first half of April.  In his blog, Paul Osborne, editor of the Decatur Tribune, reports that statewide there are about 1,300 cases of Shigella each year, but he adds this important note: Because some mild cases go unreported, it is expected that at least 20 times more people are actually infected with the bacterium...

Lubbock 2008 Shigella Outbreak Is Not Really Over Even Yet

Posted on April 22, 2009
 Believe it or not, a bunch of us passed through Lubbock, Texas yesterday on the way to its neighbor to the north, the town of Plainview, Texas.   An item in the local newspaper caught our attention. It seems that the great Buddy Holly's hometown is still working its way out of a September 2008 outbreak of Shigella...

Shigella So Common It Makes Top Three Among Food-borne Illnesses

Posted on April 14, 2009
Shigella was the third most common food-borne illness in the United States during 2008, according to the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC's Emerging Infections Program, which collects data from 10 U.S. states. The number of infections and incidence per 100,000 population were reported as follows: Salmonella (7,444; 16...

Shigella Outbreak Grows At UpState New York Applebee's

Posted on March 27, 2009
Here's an update on the Shigella outbreak involving the Applebee's restaurant in Camillus, NY near Syracuse: Bar lemons and limes used in both food and drinks are getting most of the focus of the investigation by health officials. After the Onondaga County Health Department confirmed seven cases of Shigellosis from Applebee customers who dined there in early March, they warned the public and asked others to come forward if they got sick...

Shigella Outbreak Grows At UpState New York Applebee's

Posted on March 27, 2009
Here's an update on the Shigella outbreak involving the Applebee's restaurant in Camillus, NY near Syracuse: Bar lemons and limes used in both food and drinks are getting most of the focus of the investigation by health officials. After the Onondaga County Health Department confirmed seven cases of Shigellosis from Applebee customers who dined there in early March, they warned the public and asked others to come forward if they got sick...

Shigella Confirmed in Seven Applebee Customers In Upstate New York

Posted on March 24, 2009
Seven confirmed cases of Shigella have caused  the Onondaga County Health Department in Syracuse, NY to warn up to 9,000 Applebee customers that they too might have been exposed to the bacteria.   The restaurant involved is located in Camillus, NY, about 11 miles east of Syracuse...

Shigella Confirmed in Seven Applebee Customers In Upstate New York

Posted on March 24, 2009
Seven confirmed cases of Shigella have caused  the Onondaga County Health Department in Syracuse, NY to warn up to 9,000 Applebee customers that they too might have been exposed to the bacteria.   The restaurant involved is located in Camillus, NY, about 11 miles east of Syracuse...

In Ohio, Columbus Public Health In Second Year Of Combat With Shigella

Posted on March 16, 2009
After seeing the number of Shigella cases drop to just nine cases in 2005, ten in 2006, and eight in 2007, an outbreak last year got out of control in Columbus, Ohio. It turned into 524 confirmed cases in 2008. Now, Columbus Public Health officials say the Shigella outbreak is not over...

In Ohio, Columbus Public Health In Second Year Of Combat With Shigella

Posted on March 16, 2009
After seeing the number of Shigella cases drop to just nine cases in 2005, ten in 2006, and eight in 2007, an outbreak last year got out of control in Columbus, Ohio. It turned into 524 confirmed cases in 2008. Now, Columbus Public Health officials say the Shigella outbreak is not over...

A Sign Of Fighting Shigella In Philadelphia

Posted on March 01, 2009

A Sign Of Fighting Shigella In Philadelphia

Posted on March 01, 2009
 

Muskegon County, Michigan Making Progress Against Shigella

Posted on February 01, 2009
We last reported on the campaign Muskegon County, MI undertook in mid-December here  to combat the rising incidents of Shigella it was experiencing.   Now comes reports that progress is being made. According to the Muskegon News:  An outbreak of shigella in Muskegon County appears to be waning, according to health officials...

Muskegon County, Michigan Making Progress Against Shigella

Posted on February 01, 2009
We last reported on the campaign Muskegon County, MI undertook in mid-December here  to combat the rising incidents of Shigella it was experiencing.   Now comes reports that progress is being made. According to the Muskegon News:  An outbreak of shigella in Muskegon County appears to be waning, according to health officials...

Children Are Coming Down With Shigella In Alamosa, CO

Posted on January 14, 2009
Shigellosis usually does not originate from a water source, but when you are Alamosa, Colorado, you might just want to check to be sure. That's because last year, the water in the San Luis Valley town gave Salmonella poisoning to 400 people. Our last update on that can be found here...

Children Are Coming Down With Shigella In Alamosa, CO

Posted on January 14, 2009
Shigellosis usually does not originate from a water source, but when you are Alamosa, Colorado, you might just want to check to be sure. That's because last year, the water in the San Luis Valley town gave Salmonella poisoning to 400 people. Our last update on that can be found here...

Our 250th To You! Iowa Gives Some New Year's Advice

Posted on January 05, 2009
First, this is the 250th posting on the Shigella Blog since it was founded on March 10, 2005. We've tried to provide useful news, comment and analysis on this nasty bug. We are pleased with the comments and trust you will continue to give us feedback as we go forward...

Our 250th To You! Iowa Gives Some New Year's Advice

Posted on January 05, 2009
First, this is the 250th posting on the Shigella Blog since it was founded on March 10, 2005. We've tried to provide useful news, comment and analysis on this nasty bug. We are pleased with the comments and trust you will continue to give us feedback as we go forward...

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