May 2011

Linda Shrieves of the Orlando Sentinel reports that Orange County health officials are reporting a Shigella outbreak across the county, and say the diarrhea-causing germ is commonly spread at day-care centers and preschools.

So far this year, there have been 78 reported cases of shigella in Orange County. Last year at this time, the county…

At least 116 people have been culture confirmed with Shigella sonnei infections apparently contracted at a Chicago-area Subway restaurant in March of 2010. Ten were hospitalized. Health authorities closed the restaurant at 1009 E. Roosevelt in Lombard and launched an investigation into the source of the outbreak.

Shigella is a bacterium that can cause sudden…