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.
Subway hit with another foodborne illness outbreak – this time bacteria, not viral
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The DuPage County Illinois Health Department has reported that four more cases of shigellosis were confirmed Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases caused by the outbreak at the Subway restaurant in Lombard to 12. Of those 12 cases, seven have required hospitalization. Six of those who were hospitalized have been released. The restaurant
Restaurant Shigella Poisoning Nothing New – 200 Ill, One Dead in 2000
Illnesses continue to be reported in the Shigella outbreak tied to the Subway restaurant in Lombard, Illinois. Restaurant based Shigella outbreaks, though, are nothing new. Sometimes, the results can be tragic. In the fall of 2000, Shigella sickened hundreds, and left one person dead, in an outbreak at a Mexican restaurant in Northern California.
The outbreak
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
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
New Grant for Research on Treatment of Shigella and C. difficile
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a group of researchers $2.87 million for preclinical development of an oral drug to treat Shigella and C. difficile.
Shigella is a bacterium that belongs to a small group of pathogens (including E. coli O157:H7 and Cryptosporidium) that can infect the gut after the ingestion of
Ohio Officials Investigating Possible Link Between Day-Care Center and Shigella Illnesses
Two children in Zanesville, Ohio that both attend the same daycare have tested positive for Shigella. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports:
Health officials are investigating a shigella outbreak after two children who attend Rufus Putnam Daycare tested positive for the infectious disease. One is a 2-year-old girl and the other is a 3-year-old girl.
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Some bacteria that cause food poisoning resistant to antibiotic treatment
Mike the Mad Biologist wrote a post titled, “Shigella, Children, and Antibiotic Resistance, in which he cites a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC study emphasized the fact that some strains of Shigella, a bacterium that is sometimes foodborne and can lead to serious illness and even death
Patrick’s Song Foundation will remember young ‘superhero’
Courier Staff Writer Amy Ehrnreiter reports that Barney Phillips of Bedford, Kentucky, plans to set up the foundation in memory of his son, Patrick, who died at age 5 on June 13 of shigella.
Patrick loved Spiderman and wanted to be a superhero. A foundation established in his memory may help carry on Patrick’s