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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 45 cases of XDR shigellosis in 2023, up from just five in 2021.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Two years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking a sharp rise in cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis — infections by particular strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
About 300 to 400 cases of shigellosis are reported in Wisconsin every year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Two years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking a sharp rise in cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis — infections by particular strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
About 300 to 400 cases of shigellosis are reported in Wisconsin every year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Severe shigellosis can spread into the blood, which can be life-threatening.
—Lena H. Sun, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shigellosis
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Pathogenic microbes in the water can cause cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, polio, and typhoid, which could be fatal in areas without access to vaccines or medical treatment.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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Parents desperately tried to seek help as their children became infected with dysentery, dengue fever and malaria.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Food dyes began to raise wider health concerns around 1950, when Orange No. 1 in Halloween candy gave trick-or-treating children diarrhea and rashes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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After competing, many of the athletes experienced symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Shigellosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shigellosis. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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