Lombard Subway Shigella Victims Urged to Report any Illnesses to County
The DuPage County Illnois Health Department is asking for any reports of diarrheal illness suffered by people who ate at the Subway sandwich shop in Lombard at 1009 East Roosevelt Road.
The restaurant has temporarily been closed as part of the county's Lombard Subway Shigella outbreak investigation. So far, eight confirmed cases of Shigellosis have been reported among Lombard Subway customers, including four who were hospitalized.
In a written update on the problem, the DuPage Health Department said Friday it had received multiple reports of illness possibly associated with food consumption from the Roosevelt Road Subway location. These cases would be in addition to the eight confirmed illnesses.
"If you or a family member has eaten at the Subway restaurant located at 1009 E. Roosevelt Road in Lombard between February 24 and March 1 and developed diarrheal illness within 12 hours to four days after eating, please consult with your physician and call and report the illness to the DuPage County Health Department at (630) 682-7400.
For answers to legal questions about this outbreak, call a Shigella attorney at national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen. We are leading practitioner of foodborne illness litigation, collecting millions over the years for victims of food poisoning.
Shigella is highly contagious from person to person and also can be acquired from eating contaminated food. The bacteria are present in the stools of an infected person while they are sick and for a few weeks afterward.
County health officials are reminding people who may be sick with Shigellosis not to take antidiarrheal agents such as loperamide (Imodium) or diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil) since they can prolong illness in Shigella-infected persons. That's one of the reasons it is important to see a doctor.
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