| shigellosis in day-care centres. | increasing numbers of outbreaks of shigellosis in day-care centres have been reported to the center for disease control since 1972. investigations reveal certain unique epidemiological features of shigellosis in this setting. attack-rates tend to be higher than in outbreaks in primary schools, and epidemiologically these outbreaks resemble those in custodial institutions. person-to-person transmission is the usual mode of spread; secondary spread within households is common, and there may also b ... | 1975 | 46035 |