An outbreak of Shigellosis in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community

B. Porter; E. Schinder; H. Nagar; Y. Gilad; V. Torek

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An outbreak of Shigellosis in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community

B. Porter, E. Schinder, H. Nagar, Y. Gilad, V. Torek

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1061-1062
Number of pages	2
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(84)90165-5
State	Published - 1 Jan 1984

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