New Mexico Department of Health investigating increase in shigellosis cases

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Source: http://www.newswest9.com/story/32446...gellosis-cases

New Mexico Department of Health investigating increase in shigellosis cases
Thursday, July 14th 2016, 1:27 pm EDT
By Ronnie Marley, Digital Content Manager

SANTA FE, NM (KWES) -

The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating following an increase in shigellosis cases.

Officials said the majority of cases have been mostly affecting Lea and Eddy County.

We're told among the 36 people who have been identified, the large majority were children associated with child care centers and their family members...

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Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/892069/66...dy-county.html


66 Shigella cases confirmed in Eddy County
By Dejanay Booth / Carlsbad Current-Argus, N.M. (TNS)
Friday, November 18th, 2016 at 8:40am

EDDY COUNTY ? Since its outbreak in New Mexico this year, 140 cases of Shigellosis have been confirmed in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties.

As of Wednesday, Eddy County has 66 confirmed cases of the infectious disease caused by the bacteria Shigella sonnei...

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Source: http://krqe.com/blog/2017/01/14/new-...ella-outbreak/


New Mexico Department of Health investigates Shigella outbreak January 14, 2017 By Kayla Root under News Briefs

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) ? The New Mexico Department of Health says they are investigating an increase of cases of Shigella in Lea, Chaves, and Eddy counties. The department reported on the outbreak in November, the number of cases has risen from 140 to 196...