Original Article

How We Didn’t Clean Up Until We Washed Our Hands: Shigellosis in an Elementary and Middle School in North Texas

Background: Shigella outbreaks often continue for months and are linked frequently to poor hygiene and hand washing. Such outbreaks are found often in day care facilities, but rarely are reported in schools. We present the investigation of an outbreak in autumn 2007 at a building that housed an elementary school…