Shigellosis

The CDC issued a health advisory alerting clinicians to a spike in extensively drug-resistant shigellosis in the United States, urging them to consider this infection in cases of acute diarrhea, especially among higher risk patients.

Splash pads for children at water parks offer less risk for drowning, but inadequate disinfection and poor toileting/hygiene skills create a hub for gastrointestinal illness outbreaks, noted data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.