Shigella

• Edmonton’s inner-city shigella outbreak reopened after 5 new cases require hospitalization

  Shigella is an acute infectious disease that’s commonly associated with diarrhea, as well as fever, nausea and stomach cramps. A strain of the bacteria causes dysentery.

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  Mar 10, 2023
  
• Edmonton’s Shigella outbreak over after 5 months, 206 confirmed infections, 139 hospitalized

  AHS said 206 people had confirmed shigella diagnoses and 139 of those people had to be hospitalized during the outbreak primarily affecting Edmonton's inner-city population. 

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  Feb 16, 2023
  
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• Homeless in Edmonton face health challenges, but stable housing can help: report

  There are more than 2,800 homeless people in Edmonton, according to a count by Homeward Trust Monday. Almost a third of those people are sleeping outside.

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  Feb 7, 2023
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• Edmonton to assess, offer Shigella treatment to people living in encampments

  As a Shigella outbreak continues to affect Edmonton's inner city population, the city is partnering with a couple of organizations to assess and triage people for the disease.

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  Nov 23, 2022
• Shigella outbreak in Edmonton’s inner city put 115 people in hospital

  To date, 173 people have contracted shigella, mostly from an outbreak in Edmonton's inner city, but AHS believes there's a bend in the curve.

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  Nov 17, 2022
• Shigella outbreak spreading through Edmonton’s homeless population: ‘We’ve got 3rd-world conditions’

  Edmonton emergency physician Dr. Louis Francescutti said a shigella outbreak among the city's most vulnerable is unprecedented — but also could have been avoided.

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  Oct 19, 2022
• Advocate calls for public alert over dysentery outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  A dysentery outbreak has sickened at least 24 people on the Downtown Eastside and sent more than 10 people to hospital, according to a Vancouver doctor.

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  Mar 5, 2021
• ‘Cluster’ of illness under investigation at Edmonton-area school

  In an email to Global News Saturday, Kerry Williamson with AHS said there have been two lab-confirmed cases of shigella, a bacteria closely related to salmonella.

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  Nov 21, 2015
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• Lab tests show your money can be incredibly dirty

  The cash in your wallet may be useful for buying things but did you know there's a chance it could also make you terribly sick?

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  Jun 3, 2015