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Coriander suspected as source of 2018 Shigella outbreak

By News Desk on March 21, 2021

An outbreak of Shigella in England in 2018 was likely caused by contaminated coriander, according to researchers.

The national food poisoning outbreak highlights the potential for a multi-drug resistant strain of Shigella sonnei to be…
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Fresh mint linked to Danish Shigella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 14, 2020

A Shigella outbreak in Denmark that sickened more than 40 people was likely caused by imported fresh mint.

In August and September, 44 Danes became ill including 30 women and 14 men between 0 and…
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Denmark investigates Shigella outbreak with 40 sick

By Joe Whitworth on September 30, 2020

More than 40 people are sick and almost a third have needed hospital treatment as part of a foodborne Shigella outbreak in Denmark.

From the end of August, 42 people have been registered with shigellosis…
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Salmonella back to main cause of incidents involving INFOSAN

By Joe Whitworth on April 29, 2020

The number of food safety incidents that involved an international network more than doubled in January to March this year compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.

During the first quarter of 2020, the International…
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Shigella sickens eight in Norway; link to peas from Kenya

By Joe Whitworth on December 28, 2019

Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Shigella linked to sugar peas, also referred to as sugar snaps, from Kenya.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet), local authorities and the Norwegian Food Safety…
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CDC: Shigella Infections Becoming Resistant to Recommended Antibiotic

By News Desk on April 4, 2015

Research conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests a greater proportion of Shigella infections in the United States are now resistant to a very important antibiotic. Shigella causes an estimated…
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Scientists Conduct Human Trial of Two New Shigella Vaccines

By News Desk on February 21, 2013

Scientists have begun a clinical trial of two vaccines that may prevent Shigella infection, announced the National Institutes of Health Wednesday. The government-funded study will examine the effect of two different but related vaccines on…
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