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laboratory isolations of salmonella and shigella. 196414158831
day care-related outbreaks of rhamnose-negative shigella sonnei--six states, june 2001-march 2003.during june 2001--march 2003, outbreaks of shigella sonnei infections were reported in delaware, maryland, new jersey, north carolina, south carolina, and virginia. five- to fortyfold increases in statewide shigellosis rates were observed during this period. these increases were attributed primarily to outbreaks in multiple day care settings that became prolonged and community wide. s. sonnei isolates from these states, as well as from new york city and philadelphia, were similar genetically by ...200414749615
an outbreak of shigellosis in kanawha county, west virginia. 19806929145
infectious diseases of gastrointestinal origin in the richmond, virginia, area. 1977919721
an epidemic of gastroenteritis traced to a contaminated public water supply.between january 1 and march 15, 1974, approximately 1200 cases of acute gastrointestinal illness occurred in richmond heights, florida, a residential community of 6500 in south dade county. over one-third of all families in the area had at least one member affected. the findings of 10 culture-proven cases of shigellosis among those who became ill and clinical signs and symptoms in the others suggest that most of the other cases that were not cultured may have been shigellosis also. epidemiologic ...1976769540
the frequency of salmonella and shigella infections in the richmond area. 19685640312
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 ...197546035
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