Five percent of Shigella infections are now resistant to standard antibiotics. This could be a predictor of what’s to come with other bacteria. By Dana G. Smith Multiple strains of the diarrhea ...

"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 causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults.

CIRCA 2003: Shigella dysenteriae, bacteria which causes bacillary dysentery or shigellosis, seen under a microscope. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) ...

In 2015, 0% of shigella cases were considered extremely drug-resistant and in 2020, 5% were considered extremely drug resistant. "Which means there are at least three or four antibiotics that used ...

Shigella bacteria are easily transmissible. XDR Shigella strains can spread antimicrobial resistance genes to other enteric bacteria.

Last year, 5% of Shigella infections reported to the CDC were caused by the XDR strain of the bacteria. In 2015, there weren't any infections from the XDR strain reported to the public health agency.

Vanchiere wants to remind people to practice good hygiene and be cautious. For a complete list of those at risk, and more information about Shigella visit cdc.gov/shigella.

Shigella is no picnic, with typical infections causing symptoms like stomach pain, fever, and diarrhea for 5 to 7 days on average. It’s also the primary cause of dysentery, a blanket term for ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory to warn the public of an increase of a drug-resistant bacteria called Shigella.

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Spokane’s outbreak of Shigella has continued into the new year and is now spreading among the general population. The Spokane Regional Health District first announced an outbreak of the ...