Health Officials Controlling Outbreak of Shigella

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Shigella Attorney

Tri-State health officials say they've experienced an outbreak of shigella in the past few months, but that they've got the illness under control.

Shigella is a bacteria that causes an infectious disease whose symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever – especially in young children.

Dr. Larry Holditch, medical director of the Cincinnati Health Department, said the normal number of cases is about 10 per month in the City of Cincinnati, and another 10 in the region.

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Intestinal malady outbreak reported

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Shigella Attorney

A small outbreak of the intestinal infection known as shigellosis has been recorded in the past three weeks in Mobile County, the first outbreak health workers have seen in the area since 2002, according to the Mobile County Health Department.

Shigellosis, caused by shigella bacteria, can be marked by dysentery, blood in the stool, diarrhea, fever, stomach cramping, headache, nausea and vomiting. It is highly contagious through the fecal-oral route, and it can usually be treated with five days of antibiotics, health workers said.

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