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Health officials investigating diarrhea outbreak in Dubuque County
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2016 3:18 pm
TH Media
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing disease that has sickened at least 167 people since Oct. 1 in Dubuque County.
?This is a high number of diagnosed cases that we have had,? said Patrice Lambert, executive director of the Dubuque County Health Department.
Shigellosis is a disease caused by the bacterium shigella, which causes watery and sometimes bloody diarrhea, according to Lambert...
Health officials investigating diarrhea outbreak in Dubuque County
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2016 3:18 pm
TH Media
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing disease that has sickened at least 167 people since Oct. 1 in Dubuque County.
?This is a high number of diagnosed cases that we have had,? said Patrice Lambert, executive director of the Dubuque County Health Department.
Shigellosis is a disease caused by the bacterium shigella, which causes watery and sometimes bloody diarrhea, according to Lambert...