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.
Shigella outbreak at Subway: sanitation requirements for Illinois restaurants
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When an outbreak happens at a restaurant, as opposed to an outbreak from a food item sold in grocery stores, the cause is frequently that one of the restaurant’s employees was ill and contaminated food. Often, other employees in the restaurant become sick as well, which can cause the problem of illness amongst customers to
Chicagoland no stranger to foodpoisoning outbreaks
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Foodpoisoning is a major national health concern, with associated costs topping $152 billion annually. Currently, several major national outbreaks and recalls are occurring, resulting in likely many hundreds, if not thousands of cases of foodborne illness. Since July, over 245 confirmed cases of foodpoisoning (specifically salmonella) are linked to salami coated with black pepper
Shigella Outbreak at Lombard, Illinois Subway
The Chicago Tribune reported last night on a developing Shigella outbreak linked to a Lombard, Illinois Subway restaurant:
A Subway restaurant in Lombard has been closed by the DuPage County Health Department after several customers contracted gastrointestinal illnesses, officials said Thursday.
Health Department officials said in a statement that eight cases of shigellosis, an infectious