Facts
DID YOU KNOW.....
·
70% of all Shigella infections occur in
children under the age of 15
· Shigella
accounts for 10% of the food borne illnesses in the United States
· Shigella
sonnei accounts for two-thirds of shigellosis in the United
States
· Secondary
infections of Shigella sonnei from person to person contact
is about 40%
· Fatality from this
bacterial infection is less than 1%
· There are four
species of Shigella
· Shigella
sonnei was first successfully isolated from a 5 year old in
Japan
· The name Shigella sonnei describes the production of toxic factors by
the organism
· Shigella
sonnei is clonal and is spread worldwide
· This bacterial
infection has been reported to be antibiotic resistant in some cases
Currently, there is not a
vaccine available for any strain of Shigella
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