Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drug-resistant, highly infectious strain of Shigella is on the rise — what Canadians need to know about the intestinal illness ...

Shigellosis is an infection caused by Shigella bacteria. Shigella are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) that can infect the large intestine and cause fever, abdominal cramping, bloody ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an advisory about a bacteria called shigella. The agency is warning the public about shigella because of a nationwide increase in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In February, the CDC published a health advisory via the Health Alert Network to bring more attention to this ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it is monitoring an increase in intestinal infections caused by “extensively drug-resistant” Shigella bacteria. Limited antibiotics are ...

Drug-resistant shigella strains made up 5% of infections in 2022, up from 0% in 2015, the CDC said. Shigella infections can cause bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, and fever. Most people who get ...

Friday, expect rain/snow showers in the early morning hours, with a changeover to rain by mid-morning. Drying out in the afternoon, temperatures will rise into the upper 40s. Warm spell ends: ...