Outbreak: Spiritual Retreat Shigella | |
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Product: Never pinpointed | Investigation Start Date: 7/28/2005 |
Location: Douglas County, OR | Etiology: Shigella |
Earliest known case onset date: 07/19/2005 | Latest case onset date: 08/06/2005 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 262 / 18 | Positive Samples (Food / Environmental / Water): 0 / 0 / 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
This outbreak of shigellosis is one the largest Oregon has ever seen with at least 280 cases identified (18 of which were lab-confirmed).
DETAILS:
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