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Shigella
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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…
Food Safety News
Shigellosis outbreak at elementary school kept quiet for weeks
By News Desk
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…
Food Safety News
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…
Shigella Blog
New Mexico Warns of Shigella Cases
By Bill Marler
The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating an increase in cases of Shigella sonneithat has mostly been affecting Lea and Eddy counties. Among the 36 people who have been identified,…
Food Poison Journal
Café Coyote Shigella Outbreak
The Shigella Outbreak On December 4, 2015 staff at the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (SDHHSA) detected an outbreak of Shigella among customers of Café Coyote,…
Shigella Blog
Shigella Strikes Wisconsin
By Bill Marler
The Shawano-Menominee County Health Department said a recent outbreak of the Shigella bacteria has made schools and day care facilities take extra precautions when it comes to spreading germs. County…
Shigella Blog
Iowa Shigella Outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Dubuque County Health Department, the Dubuque County Board of Health, and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) are investigating an outbreak of Shigellosis cases. Shigellosis is a disease…
Food Poison Journal
Shigella Reported in Dubuque County Iowa
The Dubuque County Health Department, the Dubuque County Board of Health, and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) are investigating an outbreak of Shigellosis cases. Shigellosis is a disease…
Shigella Blog
152 with Shigella in Illinois
By Bill Marler
The Winnebago County Health Department is reporting additional cases of Shigellosis in our community, bringing the new total to 152, since October 2015. The majority of these cases are isolated…
Food Poison Journal
A Bit(e) of Costco Food Poisoning Outbreaks Past
By Bill Marler
Over the last decade Costco has been involved with Foodborne Illness Outbreaks linked to products that it sold - generally, however, they have been few and far between. Senor Felix…