Shigella infection (shigellosis) is an intestinal disease caused by a family of bacteria known as shigella. The main sign of shigella infection is diarrhea, which often is bloody.

For Physicians

Shigellosis: Clinical Differentials, Workup, Treatment, Medication, Followup (eMedicine)
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2112.htm

Shigellosis Case Investigation - State Form #49694 (R2/1-05) (Indiana State Department of Health )

http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/49694_Shigellosis.pdf (180kb, 5 pages)

Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: A primer for physicians and other health care professionals, 2nd Edition February 2004
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html (fulltext pdf files)

For The Public
Factsheet, Preventing the Spread in Childcare Settings, Flyers in English and Spanish (Marion County Health Department)
http://www.mchd.com/shigella_prevention.htm

Shigella: Information for Parents (FamilyDoctor.org, American Academy of Family Physicians)
http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=familydoctor&lic=44&cat_id=20028&article_set=23014&ps=104

Shigellosis (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/shigellosis_gi.html