In late August, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced that one its gorillas, Bulera, had died from shigella, a highly contagious bacterial illness. The 35-year female western lowland gorilla, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Duval County residents and zookeepers are mourning the deaths of two more animals, less than a week after a lowland gorilla died ...

On Monday, the Genesee County (Mich.) Health Department, which oversees public health in Flint, issued an advisory to residents regarding an increase of infections involving Shigella bacteria in the ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens of Florida is mourning the loss of three apes after a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through some of its primate population. The zoo reported the first ...

Thanks to lab-grown miniature intestines, researchers at Uppsala University have successfully mapped how aggressive Shigella bacteria infect the human gut. The study opens the door to using cultured ...

The Milwaukee Health Department said a case of shigellosis was reported at La Escuela Fratney. Shigella, a highly-contagious bacteria, can cause stomach pain, diarrhea and fever. A doctor said people ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The Shigella outbreak linked to a South Bay seafood restaurant has now grown to 110 suspected cases and has spread to a total of four Bay Area counties. Mariscos San Juan, a ...

Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as reported ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The Shigella outbreak in the South Bay is growing, likely because the bacteria is infecting family members of those who ate at Mariscos San Juan #3 in San Jose over the ...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — More than 30 people have contacted a food poisoning lawyer seeking representation for cases linked to a LongHorn Steakhouse in Fairview Heights, the Lange Law Firm told 5 On ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...