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• New Strategy To Fight Shigella Underway In Indianapolis

  Andy Gammill at the Indianapolis Star reports a new strategy is underway in the Hoosier State's capital city to combat the ongoing outbreak of shigella.  He reports that: Ten months and 500 cases into a…

• 8 Shigella Cases Now Linked To Oregon Country Fair

  As it turns out, there were eight cases of Shigella linked to the Oregon Country Fair.   We previously reported here, Oregon Country Fair Blamed For Shigella Outbreak, on two cases. Oregon health officials are considering…

• Shigella "Sweeping Across" South Florida

  The Westside Gazette, which serves the South Florida minority community, is out with a report on how Shigella is sweeping across the region.   The Gazette says: Shigellosis — a potentially dangerous inflammatory disease of the…

• What is Shigella?

  Shigella is a bacterium that belongs to a small group of pathogens (including E. coli O157:H7 and Cryptosporidium) that can infect the gut after the ingestion of relatively few organisms, and can cause sudden and…

• Oregon Country Fair Blamed For Shigella Outbreak

  You have only to look at the picture to the left to know that a good time was had by all at this year's Oregon Country Fair, held earlier this month near Eugene.   However, at…

• Cases Of Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria Increase In Ohio

  Poor Ohio!   Its taken a brunt from the Nebraska Beef E. coli outbreak.  It's had ten cases of Salmonella Saintpaul.   And, now its in the middle of a nasty outbreak of Shigella. According to Channel…

• Insider Offers Explanation on Shigella Outbreak Among New York's Jewish Communities

  When we reported earlier this year on the Shigella outbreaks being experienced by the Jewish communities of the Lower Hudson and Brooklyn in New York State, we did wonder if it might have something to…

• One Last Year; Corpus Christi Area Has Seen 68 Cases of Shigella So Far This Year

  "Bacterial infection spreads through area" is the headline today in the Corpus Christi, TX Caller-Times.  The story by writer David Kassabian tells of the Shigella outbreak now occurring in Nueces and San Patricio counties in…

• Texas Has A Shigella Hotspot In It & It Is Called Karnes County

  Texas is the latest state to report a local outbreak of Shigella.  The location is Karnes County, where parents in all  four school districts in the county have been warned about the outbreak.  The warning…

• Iowa's Scott County, Known For Round Barns, Sees Uptick in Shigella

  Iowa's Quad-City Times is reporting on an outbreak of Shigella.   The newspaper says the number of shigellosis cases in Scott County, Iowa  has increased dramatically over the past few weeks. According to health department officials, …

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