Swimmers at Shannon Beach, MA in Winchester are coming down with shigellosis, forcing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to close the popular area formerly known as Sandy Beach.
Renamed last year for Sen. Charles E. Shannon, the former policeman and state senator who represented the area until his death at age 61, was closed
Shigella, along with Salmonella and Cholera, were each responsible for one of the 30 drinking water outbreaks back in the 1993-94 period studied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It found those outbreaks, including 20 from private water wells, were responsible for 2,366 illnesses and one death.
Nothing in the CDC report
Schools are going to be hypersensitive this year about “deep cleaning” and student sanitation because of Swine Flu. Maybe that will help with the old standby threats from the likes of .
In Ohio, the Zanesville City Schools are “scrambling to make sure everything is clean as possible for the upcoming school year.” That’s because two