Bacteria Outbreak Not Over yet ; Highly Contagious Shigella Infection Can Be Prevented by Washing with Soap and Warm Water.

Dayton Daily News › July 26, 2007

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ENGLEWOOD -- The shigella bacterial outbreak at KinderCare Learning Center apparently is not over, and health officials now want to test all of the children and staffers at the Wenger Road center.

The number of confirmed Shigella cases rose to 20 Tuesday, with the most recent onset of symptoms occurring July 19, said Bill Wharton, spokesman for Public Health -- Dayton and Montgomery County.

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Bacteria Outbreak Not Over yet ; Highly Contagious Shigella Infection Can Be Prevented by Washing with Soap and Warm Water.

"Again, we're stressing that hand washing is the way you break the infection," he...

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