January 2008

Tahlequah, Oklahoma is probably best known  for being the headquarters of the Cherokee Nation. Yesterday, the Tahlequah Daily Press reported that a pre-school there sent its students home after one was infected with "a common bacteria"—shigella.

Just how "common" is shigella in Oklahoma?   The Oklahoma Department of Health reports there were 575 confirmed cases…

Health officials in Marion County, Indiana are hoping the Christmas & New Year’s break from school will also help break the back of a serious uptick in Shigella cases in the Hoosier State capital city area.

Prior to the winter vacation, Indianapolis health officials were warning residents to wash their hands after noticing "a spike in…