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Posted on Mar 3, 2023
What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising warning doctors and the public about an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) cases of Shigella, a highly transmissible bacteria that causes an infection called shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea.
On Tuesday, the CDC held a call to inform clinicians about this emerging public health threat. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the U.K. Health Security Agency also presented on the call due to their experience dealing with XDR Shigella.
The new forms of the bug are resistant to all five of the antimicrobial treatments that are typically used, which was never seen before 2016 and have been increasing in prevalence ever since, says Dr. Louise Francois Watkins, a medical officer at the CDC. Most Shigella strains are resistant to one or some of the drugs, but not all five, she told NPR.
Because of limited data, the CDC doesn't yet have official alternative recommendations, but there are promising potential treatments.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising warning doctors and the public about an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) cases of Shigella, a highly transmissible bacteria that causes an infection called shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea.
On Tuesday, the CDC held a call to inform clinicians about this emerging public health threat. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the U.K. Health Security Agency also presented on the call due to their experience dealing with XDR Shigella.
The new forms of the bug are resistant to all five of the antimicrobial treatments that are typically used, which was never seen before 2016 and have been increasing in prevalence ever since, says Dr. Louise Francois Watkins, a medical officer at the CDC. Most Shigella strains are resistant to one or some of the drugs, but not all five, she told NPR.
Because of limited data, the CDC doesn't yet have official alternative recommendations, but there are promising potential treatments.
What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."People who have diarrhea should avoid swimming pools and water parks, and they should avoid having sex for two weeks after symptoms resolve, she says.
Normally shigellosis goes away without antibiotic treatment, but it can cause prolonged illness — about 6,400 patients in the U.S. need to be hospitalized every year. Doctors prescribe antibiotics to speed up recovery, prevent transmission or avoid complications in vulnerable patients, such as those who are immunocompromised, but that option isn't available for the XDR strains.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued an alert a week before the CDC's, saying there had been 221 confirmed and 37 possible cases among travelers who had visited Cabo Verde off of West Africa since September 2022. The alert said the most likely transmission route was through food, and many of the cases were linked to all-inclusive hotels. Affected guests returned home to the U.K., the U.S., and nations across the European Union."
..."People who have diarrhea should avoid swimming pools and water parks, and they should avoid having sex for two weeks after symptoms resolve, she says.
Normally shigellosis goes away without antibiotic treatment, but it can cause prolonged illness — about 6,400 patients in the U.S. need to be hospitalized every year. Doctors prescribe antibiotics to speed up recovery, prevent transmission or avoid complications in vulnerable patients, such as those who are immunocompromised, but that option isn't available for the XDR strains.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued an alert a week before the CDC's, saying there had been 221 confirmed and 37 possible cases among travelers who had visited Cabo Verde off of West Africa since September 2022. The alert said the most likely transmission route was through food, and many of the cases were linked to all-inclusive hotels. Affected guests returned home to the U.K., the U.S., and nations across the European Union."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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