Illinois Subway linked to Shigella sonnei outbreak

Posted: March 11th, 2010 - 3:49pm

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Food Safety Infosheet Highlights:
- 7 of 21 linked cases required hospitalization
- Shigella  is shed in the poop of infected individuals and for up to two weeks after symptoms have ended. Handwashing is a risk control factor.
- Ron and Sarah Bowers have filed a lawsuit on behalf of their two-year-old son,  who began displaying symptoms of shigellosis (nausea, and abdominal cramping)  on February 27.

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