NewsDesk @bactiman63 State and local health officials in California report investigating an outbreak of shigellosis likely associated with a union delegate conference held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 14 July 2023, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Congo notified WHO regarding a cluster of cases of unknown etiology in Dolisie City, Niari Department. The notification...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigellosis outbreak in Sweden linked to travel to Cape Verde,  Swedish health authorities report the number of cases of Shigella infection has decreased and...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a health advisory today reported on an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections (shigellosis) reported through national surveillance...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Edmonton Shigella outbreak that began last August, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced Thursday that the outbreak was declared over. The first person became...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of Shigellosis associated with Tamarind Tree Restaurant in Seattle, Public Health – Seattle & King County now reports 32 people reported becoming...

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread. Additional analysis of the gut pathogen and its transmission patterns...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 From the middle of November, an increasing number of cases of Shigella infection with a travel connection to Cape Verde have been reported in Sweden   Folkhalsomyndigheten, or...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigella outbreak reported in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, province and city health officials report the outbreak, primarily affecting members of Edmonton’s...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Carlos III Health Institute in Spain reports a doubling in Shigella cases in 2022 year to date compared to 2021. They report 203 cases of the infection have been been reported...