Shigella Blog
"Surveillance and analysis on shigella news and outbreaks."
Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Food Poison Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Hepatitis Blog, Listeria Blog, Norovirus Blog and Salmonella Blog.
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Recent Posts from Shigella Blog
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Childcare-associated Shigellosis outbreak clues researchers into best treatment, management strategies
Enforcing simple hygiene strategies in childcare centers can help limit Shigellosis transmission and may combat growing antimicrobial-resistance patterns among these organisms, according to CDC and Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services officials who…
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Bacteriophages to be used by Army to kill Shigella
An émigré scientist from the former Soviet Union is working to develop a new treatment for diarrhea based on a century-old remedy commonly used in his former homeland. Alexander Sulakvelidze, chief scientist for privately held…
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Shigella Hits St. Louis
St. Louis city health officials on Wednesday reported a sharp increase in cases of a highly contagious intestinal bacteria that is typically spread by children. There have been 67 cases of shigellosis from July 1…
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NIH Grants $2.87M for Development of Treatment for C. difficile and Shigella Gastrointestinal Infections
NIH has awarded a group of researchers $2.87 million for preclinical development of an oral drug to treat C. difficile and Shigella. The consortium is led by Brigham Young University (BYU) and includes SRI International,…
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Shigella And Other Diseases Are Killing People In Papua New Guinea
Thirty people have died in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the severe form of dysentery called Shigella that has infected 700 others. While PNG’s limited health system is dealing with Shigella, to the north in…
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Americans Warned About Shigella, Salmonella, and Cholera As Ethiopia Fights Outbreak Of "Acute Watery Diarrhea"
We cannot find a copy of it, but apparently there was a Voice of America report that the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia warned Americans in the country of increased risks of diarrheal illnesses…
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Popular Boston Area Beach Closed After People Come Down With Shigella
Swimmers at Shannon Beach, MA in Winchester are coming down with shigellosis, forcing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to close the popular area formerly known as Sandy Beach. Renamed last year for Sen. Charles…
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When Should Baby Drink The Water? Seems There Is Less To Fear Than Some Think
Shigella, along with Salmonella and Cholera, were each responsible for one of the 30 drinking water outbreaks back in the 1993-94 period studied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It found those…
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Shigella Gives Zanesville City Schools A Warning About Cleaning & Student Sanitation
Schools are going to be hypersensitive this year about “deep cleaning” and student sanitation because of Swine Flu. Maybe that will help with the old standby threats from the likes of . In Ohio, the…
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Shigella Strikes Swimmers At New Hampshire's Silver Lake
Five swimmers at Silver Lake in Hollis, N.H. got sick during July. Now, four of the five have been confirmed as victims of Shigella. All the swimmers have recovered. Health officials Monday were out on the lake…