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

SUNDEEP K. GUPTA Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (proposed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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NANCY STROCKBINE Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (proposed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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MICHAEL OMONDI Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (proposed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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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.

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