"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.

Shigella bacteria are gram-negative, nonmotile, non-encapsulated bacilli and are members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and tribe Escherichiae. There are 4 species — S. dysenteriae (group A), S.

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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.

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Montreal Public Health says shigella is transmitting locally through sexual contact and the bacteria is evolving to be more drug resistant. Now the health authority is updating its protocols for ...

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