Surveillance & Analysis on Shigella News & Outbreaks
There has been a noticeable spike in Shigella infections throughout Florida and Georgia (the First Coast). In Florida, for example, there were 1,213 reported Shigella infections in 2010. This year, there has been 2,218 cases. The reason for the spike is not currently known, although the Duval County Health Department is busy investigating.
Shigella belongs…
Originally reported as an outbreak only at Worth County public schools, the Southwest Health District has indicated that the Shigella outbreak has spread to 6 counties. Shigella is a highly contagious and infectious disease. Ingestion of fewer than 100 Shigella bacteria can cause food poisoning (American Public Health Association [APHA], 2000), making Shigella one of the…
Forty-five people in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox communities in Williamsburg and Borough Park have been infected by shigella since August, according to city health officials.
Each year, New York City has between 300 and 400 cases of the disease, which frequently crops up in day care centers and other places where children congregate. The majority of those affected…
