| An outbreak of shigellosis in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community. | |
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PMID: 6379888 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An outbreak of Shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei, S. flexnerii and S. boydii in an ultra-religious Jewish community in Southern Israel is described. The source of epidemic was traced to vegetables bought from a single source. The importance of epidemic and endemic modes of spread of Shigella is discussed. |
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Authors:
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B Porter; E Schinder; H Nagar; Y Gilad; V Torek |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social science & medicine (1982) Volume: 18 ISSN: 0277-9536 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Med Publication Date: 1984 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-08-29 Completed Date: 1984-08-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303205 Medline TA: Soc Sci Med Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1061-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology* Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*, transmission Food Microbiology* Humans Infant Israel Jews Shigella boydii Shigella flexneri Shigella sonnei Vegetables |
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