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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory warning the public about an increase in a drug-resistant bacterium called Shigella. .
There are limited antimicrobial treatments available for these drug-resistant Shigella strains and it is also easily transmissible, the CDC warned in Friday's advisory.
It can also spread antimicrobial resistance genes to other bacteria that infect the intestines.
Shigella infections, known as shigellosis, can cause fever, abdominal cramps, tenesmus, and bloody diarrhea.
The bacteria can be spread by the fecal-oral route, person-to-person contact, and contaminated food and water.
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While shigellosis typically affects young children, the CDC says they have begun to see more antimicrobial-resistant infections in adult populations, especially men who have sex with men, the homeless, international travelers, and people living with the disease. HIV.
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“Given these potentially serious public health concerns, CDC urges healthcare professionals to be vigilant in suspected and reporting cases of XDR Shigella infection to their local or state health department and patient education and communities most at risk on prevention and transmission,” the notice states.
The CDC says that patients will recover from shigellosis without any antimicrobial treatment and that it can be controlled with oral hydration, but for those who are infected with drug-resistant strains, there are no treatment recommendations if symptoms become more severe.
The percentage of infections with drug-resistant strains of bacteria increased from zero in 2015 to 5% in 2022, according to the CDC.
Nationwide, there are nearly 3 million antimicrobial-resistant infections each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result, according to the CDC.
A recent United Nations report said that approximately 5 million deaths worldwide were associated with antimicrobial resistance in 2019 and the annual figure is expected to rise to 10 million by 2050 if action is not taken to stop the spread of the virus. antimicrobial resistance.