Shigella case from Wal-Mart’s Salsarita’s Restaurant results in lawsuit
Attorneys Bill Marler and Drew Falkenstein of Marler Clark, the nation’s only law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness, have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas More...
Cleveland reports increase in shigellosis, issues advisory
The Cleveland Department of Public Health issued an advisory recently prompted by a rise in Shigellosis cases in the Cleveland area, especially among children. No specific numbers were released. Shigella in stoolImage/CDC Shigellosis More...
Woodbury County Shigella outbreak continues to climb, total cases now at 155
In a follow-up to the shigella outbreak in Woodbury County, Iowa, health officials with Siouxland District Health Department (SDHD) have reported the case count has increased to 155, up from 105 reported approximately More...
Sioux City shigella outbreak tops 100 cases
The outbreak of the gastrointestinal illness, shigellosis, which started in October has eclipsed 100 cases, according to a KTIV.com report today. According to the news source, Siouxland District Health Department’s More...
North Carolina: Shigella outbreak sickens dozens in Cabarrus County
A Shigella outbreak has been declared in Cabarrus County, North Carolina as the number of people reporting symptoms of shigellosis is rising quickly, according to a Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) news release. The More...
Shigella outbreak in northern Rhode Island prompts health officials to recommend preventive measures
The Shigella sonnei outbreak has expanded to 150 cases in northern Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This has prompted the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) to recommend some simple tips to avoid the gastrointestinal More...
Rhode Island: Shigella reported as cause of outbreak linked to Spring Lake Beach
In a follow-up to a story Monday about an gastrointestinal disease outbreak in Burrillville, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) Tuesday linked the outbreak to the bacterial pathogen, Shigella sonnei. The More...
Columbus, OH records highest number of Shigella cases in 10 years
Columbus, Ohio is experiencing a community-wide outbreak of shigellosis in day care centers according to a City of Columbus Public Health health alert. The Columbus Dispatch says there have been 771 cases of More...
