At least 17 people became sick after two events catered by the same Seattle caterer on March 3, spurring an outbreak investigation by the county and state health departments.
Laboratory tests have confirmed Shigella infection
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Souplantation restaurant implicated in shigellosis outbreak
Public health officials in California are praising the “swift and decisive action” of the Souplantation chain, which temporarily closed a restaurant in Camarillo in the midst of a shigellosis outbreak this week.
At least eight
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Shigella investigators in Michigan bring in help from CDC
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
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Shigellosis outbreak at elementary school kept quiet for weeks
Public health and school officials in Randolph County, MO, are investigating an outbreak of Shigellosis that they have been quietly monitoring for weeks.
The county health department issued a news release Monday, more than three
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Shigella infections hit record high in beleaguered Flint
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
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California Restaurant Closed for Two Days While Shigella Outbreak Investigated
True Food Kitchen at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, CA, was closed for two days in late August while public health officials investigated six cases of Shigella infection. According to a Sept. 4 media report
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Unusually High Number of Shigellosis Cases Reported in Coastal Bend Area of Texas
Many more residents than normal from the Coastal Bend area of Texas have reportedly come down with Shilgellosis, a bacterial infection that can cause serious diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps a day or two
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Scientists Conduct Human Trial of Two New Shigella Vaccines
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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Publisher’s Platform: What About Shigella?
Over the years, Shigella outbreaks have not been a large part of our practice, but when they do happen they can be severe: •Doubletree Hotel Shigella Outbreak Lawsuit – Colorado (2003) •Filiberto’s Shigella
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Douglas County, Nebraska Sees Spike in Shigella Cases
In the past three months, an unusually high number of people have contracted Shigella sonnei infections in Douglas County, Nebraska, prompting a safety warning by the local health department. Normally, the area sees about 31
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Case Count Rises in Upstate New York Shigella Outbreak
The number of individuals sickened in a Shigella outbreak in Upstate New York has risen from 45 – at last report – to 69, while the source of the bacteria remains unclear. The outbreak is
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