A Shigella outbreak in Denmark that sickened more than 40 people was likely caused by imported fresh mint. In August and September, 44 Danes became ill including 30 women and 14 men between 0 and 75 ...

In this study, we used plasmid profile analysis, XbaI macrorestriction with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and PCR of the ipaH gene, to study the molecular characteristics of 183 Shigella ...

More than 40 people are sick and almost a third have needed hospital treatment as part of a foodborne Shigella outbreak in Denmark. From the end of August, 42 people have been registered with ...

The incidence, phenotypic characteristics and antimicrobial resistance patterns of 193 Shigella strains isolated from 2489 hospitalized children with acute diarrhoea were studied during January 2001 ...

Shigellosis, which arises due to Shigella species transmission through the fecal-oral route, was initially identified among individuals with recent travel history to England. Notably, Shigella sonnei ...

LimmaTech in-licenses Shigella bioconjugate vaccine from GSK to continue its clinical development; Phase I/II study completion and results are expected in 2023 Currently, there are no vaccines to help ...

Shigellosis is highly contagious and is transmitted through direct contact with an infected person, the faecal-oral route, or through contaminated food, water or surfaces. [iStockphoto] A three-day ...

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 ...

S. sonnei, the causal agent of shigellosis, a gastrointestinal (GI) infection, exhibited multidrug resistance (MDR) in the 1960s. Since it causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in lower to ...

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.