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Officials Look For Source of Shigellosis Cases

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

Health officials in Franklin County, Ohio, are attempting to find the cause of 97 reported cases of shigellosis. Shigellosis is an intestinal infection of the Shigella bacteria, causing diarrhea, fever, and cramping, and is most common in toddlers. The source of the disease can often be traced back to daycare centers, restaurants, and swimming pools that do not contain chlorine.

According to 10TV, Franklin County only reported 17 cases of shigellosis in 2007, but nearly 100 cases have been reported in the past few weeks. The source of disease has not yet been identified by health officials, but they have notified area daycares and health institutions to increase the awareness of the disease.

If the source of the disease is found to be a restaurant or daycare center, affected individuals may be entitled to compensation due to the liability held by those institutions. To contact our law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email Fred Pritzker or submit our firm's free E. coli case consultation form.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on July 12, 2008 (boomark / email).