CA: Eureka Area Shigella Outbreak

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Source: https://kiem-tv.com/2022/03/29/eurek...ella-outbreak/


Eureka Area Shigella Outbreak
March 29, 2022

EUREKA, Calif. (KIEM) An update from Humboldt County health leaders regarding the bacterial infection outbreak that’s been plaguing the area. Officials are indicating they have now confirmed four additional Shigella cases in Eureka in recent days. Two of those confirmed cases required hospitalizations.

So far, it’s believed there have been several dozen cases.

Health experts initially thought the outbreak was tied to a pair of local laundromats where infected individuals washed clothes...

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Source: https://kiem-tv.com/2022/04/12/eurek...la-outbreak-2/


EUREKA AREA SHIGELLA OUTBREAK
April 12, 2022

...Officials say there were at least four likely cases occurring over the past week. In all, a total of 31 confirmed or probable cases have happened in over a month.

While health experts initially thought the outbreak was tied to a pair of local laundromats where infected individuals washed clothes. It has since spread throughout the Eureka 101 Corridor and beyond...