IN: 2014 Shigella cases

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Source: http://www.southbendtribune.com/news...,6476316.story

Bacterial infection outbreak warning issued
Several instances of highly contagious infection documented, health department officials say

HOWARD DUKES South Bend Tribune

3:07 p.m. EDT, August 29, 2012
The health department has issued a warning about the outbreak of a bacterial infection of nearly two dozen cases that include children at two local child care centers and also at least two adults who went to Memorial Hospital.

The disease is called shigella, according to Barbara Baker, director of nursing at the St. Joseph County Health Department...

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Re: IN: Shigella outbreak in South Bend

Source: http://www.southbendtribune.com/news...,1488947.story

St. Joseph County health officer: Shigella outbreak continuing
South Bend Tribune
10:37 a.m. EDT, September 26, 2012

SOUTH BEND -- Twenty-five cases of shigella, a bacterial infection that causes abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea, have now been confirmed in St. Joseph County, according to health officer Dr. Thomas Felger.

The outbreak started in a day-care center in early August and has spread to six schools in the area, Felger noted...

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Re: IN: Shigella outbreak in South Bend

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Shigella outbreak spreads through South Bend
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 6:06 PM EDT
By Amanda Johnson, Multimedia Journalist - email


It looks like the flu.

"It causes an intestinal illness. Usually fever, abdominal pain and significant diarrhea," says Dr. Thomas Felger, St. Joseph County Health Officer.

But it spreads fast. Right now, it's spread to at least six South Bend schools. It's called shigellosis...

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Re: IN: 2014 Shigella cases

Source: http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/shing...diana/30198820

Shigella cases increasing throughout Indiana
Kristin Bien
POSTED: 11:20 AM EST Dec 12, 2014 UPDATED: 04:05 PM EST Dec 13, 2014
WSBT -

There is an extremely contagious bacterial illness going around that you should be aware of -- especially if you have young children.

The Indiana State Department of health in investigating an increase in shigella cases in the state. It is a diarrhea illness. So far at least 1,000 people have been identified and 880 have tested positive for the sickness and some of the cases are resistant to certain antibiotics...