shigella
noun
shi·gel·la
shi-ˈge-lə 
plural shigellae
shi-ˈge-(ˌ)lē
-(ˌ)lī
also shigellas
1
: any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans see enterobacterium illustration
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Cases of campylobacter, listeria and shigella remained steady while cases of cyclospora, vibrio and yersinia increased.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
The homeless community was hit hard by a hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 and a shigella outbreak last year.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Homeless encampments also can be breeding grounds for shigella.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021
Levine has conducted human challenge trials for decades, using this approach on research into cholera, shigella, and malaria, among other diseases.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 May 2020
Syphilis, gonorrhea, shigella and hepatitis C have all been on the rise in recent years.
—oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
Strains of shigella spreading locally have also shown to be mostly resistant to the common antibiotics used to treat the disease.
—oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
About 100 people attended the birthday party, and more may still get sick, as symptoms of shigella can take one to three days to show up after someone is infected, Communicable Disease Control director Carmel Clements said.
—Jane Wester, charlotteobserver, 2 July 2018
Sokalski said the organisms doctors are most concerned about this time of year are salmonella, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, E.coli 0157:H7 and norovirus.
—Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 June 2018
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
The homeless community was hit hard by a hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 and a shigella outbreak last year.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Homeless encampments also can be breeding grounds for shigella.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021
Levine has conducted human challenge trials for decades, using this approach on research into cholera, shigella, and malaria, among other diseases.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 May 2020
Syphilis, gonorrhea, shigella and hepatitis C have all been on the rise in recent years.
—oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
Strains of shigella spreading locally have also shown to be mostly resistant to the common antibiotics used to treat the disease.
—oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
About 100 people attended the birthday party, and more may still get sick, as symptoms of shigella can take one to three days to show up after someone is infected, Communicable Disease Control director Carmel Clements said.
—Jane Wester, charlotteobserver, 2 July 2018
Sokalski said the organisms doctors are most concerned about this time of year are salmonella, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, E.coli 0157:H7 and norovirus.
—Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 June 2018
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shigella
noun
shi·gel·la
shi-ˈgel-ə
1
capitalized
: a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
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