Abstract
An investigation of two Shigella sonnei shigellosis outbreaks that occurred in a communal settlement indicated that the transmission of the pathogen was restricted to day-care classes and secondary infection of family members was minimal. Development of serotype-specific immunity following S. sonnei infection was observed among infected children.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophages / genetics
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Child
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Child Day Care Centers
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Child, Preschool
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Cluster Analysis
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
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Dysentery, Bacillary / immunology
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Dysentery, Bacillary / transmission
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Family
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Israel / epidemiology
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Male
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Shigella sonnei* / classification
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Shigella sonnei* / genetics
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Shigella sonnei* / immunology