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Shigella: an all-too-frequent cause of foodpoisoning

By Drew Falkenstein on March 7, 2010
Posted in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Shigella is indeed a very frequent cause of foodborne illness.  It is estimated, in fact, that more than 17,000 people become infected by Shigella every year in the USA.  The routes of transmission are typically food and person-to-person contact, which is why Shigella is a frequent cause of outbreaks at daycare centers. 

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