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Mar 2023
US health officials warn drug-resistant stomach bug Shigella on the rise
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning of a rise in a strain of a drug-resistant stomach bug that infects thousands of Americans each year. Shigella bacteria causes fever, stomach pain and diarrhoea. Since 2015, officials have noted an increase in cases linked to the drug-resistant strain. The inability…