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EMERGENCE OF SHIGA TOXIN 1 GENES WITHIN SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE TYPE 4 ISOLATES FROM TRAVELERS RETURNING FROM THE ISLAND OF HISPANOLA
1 Jun 2007
Abstract excerpt
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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