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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 76(6), 2007, pp. 1163-1165
Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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EMERGENCE OF SHIGA TOXIN 1 GENES WITHIN SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE TYPE 4 ISOLATES FROM TRAVELERS RETURNING FROM THE ISLAND OF HISPAÑOLA

SUNDEEP K. GUPTA*, NANCY STROCKBINE, MICHAEL OMONDI, KELLEY HISE, MARY ANN FAIR, AND ERIC MINTZ
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (proposed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

 

ABSTRACT

Shiga toxins are produced by Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and certain strains of Escherichia coli. Three cases of Shiga toxin–producing S. dysenteriae type 4 were identified among travelers to the island of Hispañola between 2002 and 2005. Clinical and public health practitioners should be aware of this newly identified strain.

Received August 11, 2006. Accepted for publication December 14, 2006.

Acknowledgments: The authors thank John Archer of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Daniel Chertow of the Florida Department of Health, Fabio Santana of the Miami-Dade County Health Department, and Praveena Gadam and Emily Harvey of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for assistance.

* Address correspondence to Sundeep K. Gupta, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A-38, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. E-mail: scg7{at}cdc.gov

Authors’ addresses: Sundeep K. Gupta, Nancy Strockbine, Michael Omondi, Kelley Hise, Mary Ann Fair, and Eric Mintz, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A-38, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone: 404-639-2206. Fax: 404-639-2205, E-mail: scg7{at}cdc.gov.






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