April 2007

Health department cites almost 80 cases of shigella, which can cause diarrhea, stomach pain and fever

An outbreak of a diarrheal infection has hit daycares across the county the past few months, according to the Citrus County Health Department.

Since January there have been almost 80 confirmed cases of shigella and about 30 other possible…

The CDC today released its preliminary 2006 food-borne illness data from 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. A total of 17,252 confirmed cases (actual cases may be anywhere between 20 and 30 times the confirmed cases) of food-borne illness were reported in those states in 2006,…

The Katy Independent School District and Harris County health officials are trying to prevent an intestinal disease from turning into an outbreak at Golbow Elementary School.

Several Golbow students have recently been diagnosed with shigellosis, a bacterial disease that causes diarrhea and other symptoms, said Carolyn S. Fruthaler, chief of Disease Control & Medical Epidemiology…

Erin Ochoa KVUE reports:

School officials in Round Rock are trying to stop the spread of a highly-contagious disease. The Williamson County Health Department says it has seen more than thirty cases of shigella in Round Rock, most of them in children.

Shigella is an infectious disease that’s caused by bacteria. So far, more than…