Shigella outbreak in Hamilton
The City of Hamilton’s Public Health Services in Canada has received a report of Shigella infection in a food handler who worked in the Snack Bar at Denningers at 826 Queenston Rd, Stoney Creek from February 28th to March 5th.
Public Health Services is asking anyone who developed diarrhea after consuming foods purchased from the Snack Bar between February 28th and March 5th, to consult their health care provider and contact Hamilton Public Health Services at 905-546-2063. Any left over foods purchased from the Snack Bar between February 28th and March 5th should not be eaten and should be disposed of or returned to the Stoney Creek store.
Symptoms usually appear one to three days after a person becomes infected, with a range of 12 hours to eight days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. The illness caused by Shigella usually resolves in four to seven days. In some people, especially young children and the elderly, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized.
Public Health Services is asking anyone who developed diarrhea after consuming foods purchased from the Snack Bar between February 28th and March 5th, to consult their health care provider and contact Hamilton Public Health Services at 905-546-2063. Any left over foods purchased from the Snack Bar between February 28th and March 5th should not be eaten and should be disposed of or returned to the Stoney Creek store.
Symptoms usually appear one to three days after a person becomes infected, with a range of 12 hours to eight days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. The illness caused by Shigella usually resolves in four to seven days. In some people, especially young children and the elderly, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized.
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