Cases of "extensively drug-resistant" Shigella bacteria are on the rise and pose a "serious public health threat," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned last month. In February of 2022 ...

Shigella isn’t new. It was discovered in 1896 by Kiyoshi Shiga, a scientist who was investigating a large epidemic of dysentery in Japan. The reason Shigella is in the news right now is because it’s ...

A bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea is becoming antimicrobial-resistant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in early February that some shigella infections are becoming ...

There are many germs that can cause stomach illnesses, but one particular bacteria type has health experts concerned because it is highly contagious and one of its variants has proven to be resistant ...

More than 130 people have fallen sick in the United Kingdom with Shigella infections. Most of them had been to Cape Verde ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the public about the rise in a severe strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria Shigella. Here’s what you need to know about the latest ...

Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria shigella. About 5% of shigella infections reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...