Shigella surge reported in Winnebago County
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#V0X9)
Just days after issuing a health alert concerning two shigellosis cases in students that attended CICS Jackson School, The Winnebago County (IL) Health Department (WCHD) reported seeing a surge of cases of the gastrointestinal bacterial infection during the past month. Since October, health officials reported seeing 22 confirmed shigellosis cases, primarily in children in daycare and elementary schools. Shigellosis ["]
