Epidemic spread of Shigella sonnei shigellosis and evidence for development of immunity among children attending day-care centers in a communal settlement (Kibbutz).
An investigation of two Shigella sonnei shigellosis outbreaks that occurred in a communal settlement indicated that the transmission of the pathogen was restricted to day-care classes and secondary infection of family members was minimal. Development of serotype-specific immunity following S. sonnei infection was observed among infected children.
Lerman
Y
Y
Medical Corps, Israel Defence Force, Tel-Aviv.
Yavzori
M
M
Ambar
R
R
Sechter
I
I
Wiener
M
M
Cohen
D
D
D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology