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Shigella investigators in Michigan bring in help from CDC

By Cathy Siegner on November 2, 2016

With 177 shigellosis cases reported between March 1 and Oct. 26 from Michigan’s Genesee and Saginaw counties and no source yet identified, state and county health officials have called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help.

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Shigella infections hit record high in beleaguered Flint

By Cathy Siegner on October 7, 2016

Along with the highly publicized lead contamination of its water supply, Flint, MI, also bears the dubious distinction of having the highest number of Shigella cases in the state. The Genesee County Health Department has reported 85 cases so far this year, with more than half of them within the…
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Flint Water and Citizens Contain Lead

By News Desk on January 12, 2016

faucet-running1The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services today issued its bi-weekly summary report on lead testing in Flint. Preliminary data indicate that 43 of 2,182 adults and children tested had elevated blood lead levels since Oct. 1. “In partnership with the Genesee County Health Department, we are working to…
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