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Shigellosis

Scientific name
Shigella spp.
Organism type
Bacteria
Symptoms
Diarrhea (often bloody), fever, stomach pain, tenesmus.
Incubation period
1-2 days
Transmission
Contaminated food/water, person-to-person (fecal-oral), contaminated surfaces.

A highly contagious intestinal infection caused by Shigella bacteria.

Limited data currently published for this disease

Public Health Trace does not yet have any commonly associated foods for Shigellosis. Everything below reflects only what has actually been published.

Provisional data. Reported case counts for the most recent weeks are provisional and subject to revision by CDC as more reports come in.

Reported case trend

There isn't enough reported data in this period to summarize a trend.

Reported cases by state

No states reported cases in this dataset for the selected period.

Case-level state data unavailable

CDC's weekly surveillance reports aren't currently linked to individual states in Public Health Trace's data (a known data-pipeline gap, not a lack of real activity). The map below, built from individual reported outbreak investigations instead, is a real, working substitute for state-level context on this disease.

Historical outbreaks by state

A map shading each state by the number of historical outbreak investigations linked to this disease.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

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Historical outbreaks by state
State Outbreak count
Texas 30
Ohio 8
Washington 7
California 6
Alabama 6
Colorado 5
Arizona 4
Illinois 3
Tennessee 3
Idaho 3
Utah 3
Pennsylvania 2
New Mexico 2
Oregon 2
Nebraska 2
Wisconsin 2
Georgia 1
North Carolina 1
Maryland 1
Connecticut 1
Virginia 1
Minnesota 1
Kansas 1
Massachusetts 1
Nevada 1

Active investigations aren't included here -- FDA and CDC elevated-activity sources report at a national level, not by individual state. See current alerts for those.

Historical outbreaks

Past outbreak investigations linked to Shigellosis, newest first.

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Shigellosis

Start date
March 14, 2024
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei infections - Europe

Start date
March 24, 2022
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Outbreak United StatesHistorical record

Shigella sonnei;Escherichia coli, Enteroaggregative;Escherichia coli, Enteroinvasive

State
Alabama
Cases
2
Start date
February 1, 2020
Last updated

Source: CDC NORS Archive

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This page describes reported surveillance data, not a diagnosis or individualized medical or treatment advice. If you believe you are experiencing symptoms of a foodborne illness, contact a healthcare provider. Read the full medical disclaimer.