The Dupage County Health Department confirmed that at least 140 people have been culture confirmed with Shigella sonnei infections 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
The Northern Kentucky Health Department says there is an outbreak of Shigella and Cryptosporidium, both are illnesses that hits kids hard where they play—at day cares and pools.
There have been more than 125 cases of Shigella reported in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties since April. The norm is about 25 for an entire
The Northern Kentucky Health Department had placed restrictions on toddlers who are not potty trained from using the pools June 3 after a Shigella outbreak. About 300 public pools in the region were affected.
On Thursday, the health department eased those restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the illness.
There are still concerns that
Toddlers are being allowed back in public swimming pools in Northern Kentucky.
The Northern Kentucky Health Department had placed restrictions on toddlers who are not potty trained from using the pools June 3 after a Shigella outbreak. About 300 public pools in the region were affected.
On Thursday, the health department eased those restrictions aimed
The health department in northern Kentucky is enacting a new rule for all public pools. Children who are not potty trained are no longer allowed in public pools, even those wearing swim diapers.
The health department says it will protect the community from the highly contagious bacteria called Shigellosis, which can easily be spread, even
The Northern Kentucky Health District told swimming pools in its jurisdiction to restrict children who aren’t toilet trained from swimming.
The move comes after an outbreak of Shigella. Shigella is a bacteria carried in fecal matter that, if ingested, can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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 three cases of a contagious illness called Shigellosis have been reported at Emerson Elementary in Joplin.
Shigellosis is a potentially serious disease caused by the shigella bacteria. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. It is transmitted from person to person, hand-to-mouth contact and can be food borne if food is handled by
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Several students have been diagnosed with Shigella in at least two elementary schools in New Hanover County, according to school officials.
The school board called parents Monday night to explain the condition. Symptoms of Shigella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
According to the message, New Hanover County schools and the New Hanover County Health
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department (KCHD) is investigating a recent increase of gastrointestinal illnesses in the community. Many of the cases include school-aged children who attended several local schools. We are continuing to see some localized probable cases but the overall numbers are declining.
Shigella gastroenteritis is a contagious disease that affects the intestinal tract of