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Doctors identify ‘alarming’ new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Doctors identify ‘alarming’ new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles

LA Times  

The CDC has been tracking infections by strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics. All three cases had a distinct genetic mutation that made the bacteria resistant to yet another class of antibiotics, the cephalosporins, which are often used to treat Shigella infections when other drugs fail. “We are dealing with a very stealthy pathogen, and it’s …

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Our two-year-old daughter ended up in a coma after getting food poisoning at a five-star resort - and she still hasn't fully recovered
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Our two-year-old daughter ended up in a coma after getting food poisoning at a five-star resort - and she still hasn't fully recovered

Daily Mail  

A two-year-old girl suffered a blood clot and was put in a coma after a horrendous bout of food poisoning on an all-inclusive holiday in Egypt. Chloe Crook jetted off to the five-star Jaz Aquaviva resort in Hurghada in July with her parents but began exhibiting debilitating gastric symptoms just two days later. Chloe Crook suffered a blood clot and …

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Typhoid, Shigella, Cholera Cases Recorded in Hyderabad
4 months, 1 week ago

Typhoid, Shigella, Cholera Cases Recorded in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Doctors in the city have reported treating a few cases of cholera. Director of Public Health Dr B. Ravinder Nayak, when asked about cholera cases, said none had been reported in the state in the past few months. Doctors said these cases had been confirmed after cultures of stool samples of suspected patients were tested for the Vibrio cholerae …

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Vigil stepped up against viral hepatitis, shigella in Malappuram
6 months, 1 week ago

Vigil stepped up against viral hepatitis, shigella in Malappuram

The Hindu  

The Health department has strengthened measures against the spread of viral hepatitis and shigellosis or Shigella bacterial infection across the district. Viral hepatitis was reported at several places in Vallikkunnu, Chelembra, Kuzhimanna and Pallikkal grama panchayats. As many as 1,420 confirmed viral hepatitis cases and 5,360 unconfirmed cases were reported in the district in the current year. In June alone, …

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'Uncommon' faecal epidemic sweeps through Australian music festival, health department urges people to get tested
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Uncommon' faecal epidemic sweeps through Australian music festival, health department urges people to get tested

Hindustan Times  

Attendees at the Esoteric Festival in Victoria, Australia, were impacted by the shigellosis outbreak. As per Victoria's Department of Health, shigellosis is a contagious bacterial disease spread through fecal-oral contact or contaminated food. To prevent the further spread of this outbreak, Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit has been working with the Department of Health, Buloke Shire Council, local health staff, …

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They moved their conference to this DTLA hotel to avoid crossing picket lines. Then 32 people got sick
1 year, 3 months ago

They moved their conference to this DTLA hotel to avoid crossing picket lines. Then 32 people got sick

LA Times  

California health officials are investigating a bacterial outbreak that occurred at a union conference held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month. At least 32 people attending a union conference at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month were sickened from an outbreak of Shigella bacteria, according to California health officials. More than 300 people …

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Battling a deliberately-acquired infection to help find a cure
1 year, 4 months ago

Battling a deliberately-acquired infection to help find a cure

The Hindu  

One afternoon in April 2022, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., I found myself lying on the floor in front of a toilet. Researchers at the University of Maryland had recruited me and about 15 others to join this study to test a new vaccine that one day may hopefully prevent Shigellosis. We were given the experimental vaccine, and …

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Hundreds of Cape Verde five-star hotel guests struck down by sickness
1 year, 10 months ago

Hundreds of Cape Verde five-star hotel guests struck down by sickness

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of guests at five-star hotels in Cape Verde have been struck down by a sickness …

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Understanding Shigella, the Bacteria That Killed Kerala Girl Who Ate Shawarma
2 years, 8 months ago

Understanding Shigella, the Bacteria That Killed Kerala Girl Who Ate Shawarma

News 18  

The Kerala health department has finally zeroed in on the culprit which claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl in Kasargod who died due to food poisoning — the Shigella bacteria. Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhoea worldwide and is an intestinal infection caused by a family of bacteria. Some of the common symptoms of Shigella …

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News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene
2 years, 8 months ago

News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene

The Hindu  

The death of a 16-year-old girl, Devananda, following acute food poisoning at Cheruvathur in Kasaragod district, has brought into sharp focus the importance of maintaining utmost hygiene and care when preparing and handling food. In subsequent years too, in many food poisoning incidents in the State, food safety officials had zoomed in on shawarma as the agent of food poisoning. …

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Food poisoning: shigella found in samples
2 years, 8 months ago

Food poisoning: shigella found in samples

The Hindu  

Health officials have found the presence of shigella sonnei bacteria in the stool samples collected from three children who were hospitalised after being taken ill after consuming shawarma from an eatery at Cheruvathur in Kasaragod. Officials had sent the samples of children, who were hospitalised with vomiting and diarrhoea, for testing to the Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. Sudeep, Superintendent, Kannur …

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Health officials issue warning over an 'extremely antibiotic-resistant' bug mainly affecting gay men
2 years, 11 months ago

Health officials issue warning over an 'extremely antibiotic-resistant' bug mainly affecting gay men

Daily Mail  

Health chiefs worried about treatment-resistant strain and spread in community Just 16 cases spotted over 17 months in UK but 47 detected in last four months Gay and bisexual men were today warned about the rapid spread of a superbug that is being spread through sex. The UK Health Security Agency said there has been an increase in cases of …

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Foodborne illnesses continue to rise as efforts to prevent them fail
4 years, 8 months ago

Foodborne illnesses continue to rise as efforts to prevent them fail

CNN  

CNN — Cases of potentially dangerous foodborne illnesses caused by common bacteria in the United States food supply increased during 2019 compared to the previous three years, according to a new report released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “There’s no evidence right now to support transmission of Covid-19 by our food supply,” said Dr. Patricia …

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Four emerging STIs that you can’t afford to ignore
6 years, 1 month ago

Four emerging STIs that you can’t afford to ignore

CNN  

New diseases emerge all the time, and sexually transmitted infections, also known as sexually transmitted diseases, are no exception. Researchers aren’t yet sure which of these transmission routes have caused outbreaks of invasive forms of the disease among gay and bisexual men in Europe, Canada and the US. Alamy Stock Photo Although the disease is most commonly associated with young …

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