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News & Views: Drug-Resistant Food Poisoning Lands in the U.S.
Posted on April 3, 2015 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: ID Unit3, Infectious Disease | | Add comment |

Shigella is a huge problem around the world. The bacteria infect about 100 million people each year and kill about 600,000.CDC/Science Source

Travelers are bringing a nasty bacterial disease to the U.S. and spreading it to others. The bacteria cause bad diarrhea and are touch to treat because they’re resistant to the top antibiotic.

Read more at NPR.org.