Shigella Outbreak in Ohio
Local schools and day cares in Hamilton County, Ohio are being warned about a possible Shigella outbreak. There have been 25 cases of Shigella reported so far this year, with several coming from the same day care.
Health officials are urging doctors, parents and day care workers promote hand washing as the best method of preventing the spread of Shigella. Since Shigella is spread by person-to-person contact, hand washing is the easiest and most effective way to control outbreaks.
If a child has symptoms of Shigella such as severe, possibly bloody diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, a health care provider should be contacted.
Lawyer Fred Pritzker, one of the nation's leading attorneys in the field of foodborne illness, recently obtained the largest recovery for a Shigella case in Minnesota. For valuable information on Shigella infections, see www.pritzkerlaw.com/shigella. To contact Fred Pritzker or another lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or e-mail Fred Pritzker at fhp@pritzkerlaw.com.