Shigella spp. Shigella is a Gram-negative foodborne pathogen 1 that can cause severe foodborne disease. that is closely related to E. coli and Salmonella1. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in in 2011 estimated that 1,456 1456 human foodborne shigellosis cases, including 10 deaths, occur annually in the US. Three Shigella groups are the major disease-causing species: S. flexneri, which is the most frequently isolated species of Shigella worldwide (accounting for 60% of cases in developing countries); S. sonnei, which causes 77% of cases in developed countries; and S. dysenteriae, which is usually the cause of epidemics of dysentery, particularly in confined populations such as refugee camps3.
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne shigellosisSalmonellosis in the US and Canada include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne shigellosislisteriosis in Europe include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne shigellosislisteriosis in South and Latin America include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne shigellosislisteriosis in Asia and Australia include:
Additional resources on Shigella spp. Listeria monocytogenes:
A number of key sources on sources on Shigella spp spp. and shigellosis are available. For a comprehensive overview on Shigella, we suggest the book "[A Guide to Foodborne Pathogens|http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471350346.html]" or "[Foodborne Pathogens: Microbiology and Molecular Biology|http://www.horizonpress.com/fbp]". For public health advise on how to reduce the risk of shigellosis infections, a number of WWW pages are available from the US CDC, including a factsheet on "[Shigellosis|http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/shigellosis/]" and also a brief overview of "[Shigella and Drinking Water from Private Wells|http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/wells/disease/shigella.html]". Also, from the WHO a guide on world disease burden of Shigella "[WHO: Diarrhoeal Diseases|http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/index6.html]."
References
1[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigella (see also: |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShigellosisShigella])
2Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15 PMID:2119284815 [PMID:21192848|http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21192848]
3[http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/index6.html|http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/index6.html]