As it turns out, there were eight cases of Shigella linked to the Oregon Country Fair. We previously reported here, Oregon Country Fair Blamed For Shigella Outbreak, on two cases.
Oregon health officials are considering anyone sick with diarrhea for more than 48 hours and who attended the July 10-13 fair, and then became
The Westside Gazette, which serves the South Florida minority community, is out with a report on how Shigella is sweeping across the region. The Gazette says:
Shigellosis — a potentially dangerous inflammatory disease of the bowel, and a cause of dysentary brought on by a group of harmful bacteria closely related to the Salmonella
Shigellosis — a potentially dangerous inflammatory disease of the bowel, and a cause of dysentary brought on by a group of harmful bacteria closely related to the Salmonella