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Shigella
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Shigella Blog
Eureka laundromats link in Shigella Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Public and Environmental Health officials are working to contain local cases of the gastrointestinal illness Shigella bacteria, after three lab-confirmed cases and two more suspected cases infected Eureka residents during…
Shigella Blog
San Diego Shigella outbreak over – for now
By Bill Marler
With no new cases in more than a month, the shigella outbreak declared in October 2021 among people experiencing homelessness is over, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced…
Food Poison Journal
Shigella Outbreak increases in San Diego
By Bruce Clark
The County of San Diego has announced the ongoing outbreak of shigella now stands at 46 confirmed and five probable cases, with slowing cases up one from a week ago…
Shigella Blog
More Shigella linked to homelessness in San Diego
By Bill Marler
Channel 7 San Diego reports: Nearly 50 people have now gotten sick from a Shigella outbreak in San Diego County, calling attention to the city's lack of public restrooms and…
Shigella Blog
As many as 34 Shigella cases in San Diego
By Bill Marler
The County of San Diego has announced five new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 31 confirmed and three probable cases among people experiencing homelessness.…
Shigella Blog
More Shigella in San Diego homeless
By Bill Marler
The County of San Diego has announced two new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 26 confirmed and three probable cases among people experiencing homelessness.…
Food Poison Journal
Shigella linked to Splash Park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard Kansas
By Bill Marler
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) continue to investigate cases of illness associated with Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kan., just west…
Shigella Blog
What to know about Shigella
By Bill Marler
Shigella – See informational video Recognized worldwide as the most common cause of dysentery, the Shiga bacillus—or Shigella—is a gram-negative rod belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, so named because many of its members…
Food Safety News
Coriander suspected as source of 2018 Shigella outbreak
By News Desk
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…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Clark updates About Shigella – what you need to know
By Bill Marler
Recognized worldwide as the most common cause of dysentery, the Shiga bacillus—or Shigella—is a facultatively anaerobic, non-motile gram negative rod belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, so named because many of its…