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 ...
The CDC is warning about a steep increase in the number of infections from antibiotic-resistant infections from Shigella, which is often foodborne. In a health advisory from the Centers for Disease ...