The second-largest foodborne outbreak of Shigella flexneri in more than 30 years struck guests at an Oregon wedding last August.

Shigella flexneri is a Gram-negative, enteric pathogen and together with three other Shigella species, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, and Shigella boydii is responsible for about half a million cases of…
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