Lane County health officials are warning of an increase in an uncommon infectious bacteria. The county has reported 18 ...

Once infected, the Shigella bacteria trigger symptoms including bloody diarrhea, stomach pain, and fever lasting five to seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The ...

In late August, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced that one its gorillas, Bulera, had died from shigella, a highly contagious bacterial illness. The 35-year female western lowland gorilla ...

We also alerted the jail, et cetera.” Luedtke said Shigella spreads easily, as someone can get sick off of as few as 10 bacteria. For comparison, he said, a salmonella infection can require up ...