Featured Consumer Resources

MedLine Plus: Shigella Enteritis

This website is a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. Its focus is on news and specific conditions which could lead to Shigella infections. Links to other resources are also available.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Shigella

Fact sheet on Shigella infection, including symptoms, risks, and what producers are doing to try to protect consumers.

The Virtual Museum of Bacteria: Shigella

Provides pictures of Shigella bacteria, and links to other photo sources, fact sheets, lectures, and scientific sites about Shigella.

Association of Medical Microbiologists

The Facts about Shigella infection and bacillary dysentery. What is dysentery? How is it acquired? Who gets Shigella infection?

Centers for Disease Control: Shigellosis

Answers questions such as: How common is shigellosis? What sort of germ is shigellosis? How is the infection diagnosed? How does food or water get contaminated with Shigella? What can be done to prevent the infection? What are public health agencies doing to prevent or control Shigella?