A few days before the 4th of July, there was a Shigella outbreak in Spring Lake of Rhode Island, which left 16 people sick. Last Sunday, state officials were forced to close the lake following the outbreak and people have been restricted from swimming in the lake. Shigella is a bacterium that is known for causing mild gastrointestinal difficulties. According to advice from the Health Director of Rhode Island, it was necessary for anyone who went swimming in the lake on 4th July to seek medical attention in case they experience gastrointestinal problems, which may indicate infection by Shigella.
More cases are expected to be added to the count of outbreak over this coming week. This is according to a report by Michael Fine, the Health Director of Rhode Island. However, Fine adds that none of the reported cases have shown severe illness. This means that the people who were hospitalized are already well and released from the hospital. According to the officials of Rhode Island, the lake will be reopened in a few days. People will therefore be free to go swimming at any given time of the day without any worries. Numerous tests have been carried out on water obtained from the lake, and according to the findings, there is no further contamination by Shigella.
Typically, human feces contain Shigella. Hence, contact with it is the major route of transmission. Most of the people who got the infection were below 18-years old. This implies that the infection could be spread among children if it happens that there is a single sick child wearing a diaper that is leaky. Prior to pinpointing the lake as the cause of the Shigella infection, testing was conducted on water and food. It is thus evident that the Shigella outbreak is a health concern at Spring Lake.
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