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Drug-resistant Shigella infections on the rise

Drug-resistant Shigella infections on the rise

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that extensively drug resistant Shigella infections are increasing.

The research, published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, covered a sample of Shigella infections from 2011 through 2023. Shigella is transmitted via contaminated food or beverages and through person-to-person contact.

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