The headlines about Shigella have taken a sharp turn. For most of my career the bug showed up in the news the way I knew it best — a daycare outbreak, a sick restaurant worker, a batch of contaminated produce. Lately the headlines read more like something out of an STI clinic: “sexually transmitted superbug,”
A century of work, and finally a shot that protects against one of the world’s great killers of children. That is not luck. That is investment.
Every once in a while, a piece of news arrives that shows what putting me out of business would actually look like. This is one of those weeks.
Researchers
The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has
Bernalillo County is experiencing an ongoing outbreak of Shigella flexneri. Since 2021, there have been over 300 cases, the majority among people experiencing homelessness. Laboratory testing has shown that the outbreak strain carries genomic patterns conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics commonly used to treat Shigella infections. This strain of Shigella is part
The St. Clair County Health Department is investigating the cause of a cluster of Shigella illnesses primarily among customers of the LongHorn Steakhouse located at 6115 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, Illinois, impacting individuals residing in multiple jurisdictions. Restaurant representatives have been cooperating with health department officials. It has been determined that some of the
The Alameda County Public Health Department, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigated an outbreak of shigellosis associated with a Kaiser Permanente union delegate conference held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles from August 21 to August 24, 2023. The event included 269 attendees from
As the Texas Department of Health has reported, there is a Shigella Outbreak in Lavaca County that has sickened nearly 100. It appears to be linked to a local food establishment, Los Cabos San Lucas Mexican Grill, in Hallettsville, Texas.
Shigella is a species of enteric bacteria that causes disease in
Summary
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of Shigellosis associated with Tamarind Tree Restaurant in Seattle. Symptoms reported include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, fever, chills, and vomiting.
Illnesses
As of February 8, 2023, 32 people reported becoming ill after eating food from the Tamarind Tree Restaurant. These 32 people ate at this restaurant January 14 –
Outbreak
On August 14, 2018, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Yamhill County Health and Human Services (YCHHS) independently received reports of persons with gastrointestinal illness days after attending a wedding and reception in Yamhill County on August 11. Over the next two days, additional wedding attendees reported gastrointestinal illness. OHA notified the Multnomah County
BACKGROUND
On August 14, 2018, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Yamhill County Health and Human Services (YCHHS) independently received reports of persons with gastrointestinal illness days after attending a wedding and reception in Yamhill County on August 11. Over the next two days, additional wedding attendees reported gastrointestinal illness. OHA notified the Multnomah County
