In the 1970s, direct oral-anal contact (rimming) was recognised as a risk factor for shigella amongst gay men. A study, conducted in San Francisco in 1996, suggested that HIV may have a role in the ...

Shifting epidemiology. Shigella is a facultative gram-negative bacteria comprising four species: Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella boydii, Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei, with each having ...

San Diego County health officials are monitoring an outbreak of at least six cases of shigellosis, an infection caused by the shigella bacteria, in individuals experiencing homelessness.

An outbreak of Shigella in England in 2018 was likely caused by contaminated coriander, according to researchers. The national food poisoning outbreak highlights the potential for a multi-drug ...

"Extensively drug-resistant" Shigella bacteria now poses a "serious public health threat," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Here's what to know.

CDC warns about infections caused by drug-resistant Shigella 02:47. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A surge in stomach flu cases has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a warning - with a drug ...

Shigella causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults.

Shigella is a group of bacteria that causes shigellosis, a type of food poisoning. The infection can cause belly pain, fever, and watery or bloody diarrhea . You may feel a sharp cramp in your ...

Five percent of Shigella infections are now resistant to standard antibiotics. This could be a predictor of what’s to come with other bacteria. By Dana G. Smith Multiple strains of the diarrhea ...

Jul. 12—The shigella bacterial outbreak that took the lives of three siamangs and a western lowland gorilla within the last year has claimed another victim. Thunder, a 22-year-old male ...