Urgent Health Alert for Frum Communities in US and Canada – Shigella Could Spread to More Frum Communities

Posted by afeinstein | 01 February 2012 | No Comments
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(jewhealth.org) Why? An outbreak of Shigella, a bacterial illness causing diarrhea, began in August in Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg and Boro Park). It spread to Cleveland in mid-December. As Jewish day schools have their mid-winter break, many families are traveling. This provides an opportunity, G-d forbid, for the disease once again to spread to other communities.

Shigella found at local schools, day care centers

Posted by afeinstein | 26 January 2012 | No Comments
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(Cleveland Jewish News) Article includes statements from our local school administrators Twenty-one cases of Shigella had been confirmed in eastern Cuyahoga County and western Lake County as of Jan. 20, and more cases were reported this week, according to officials of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Some cases have occurred in the Orthodox Jewish [...]

Shigella Outbreak Now In Cleveland Frum Schools

Posted by afeinstein | 15 December 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: News

We shared the story below in November and expressed concern that there may be a similar outbreak in Cleveland and sure enough now there is. Frum schools are reporting cases. The shigella bacteria causes very uncomfortable and possibly dangerous symptoms like diarrhea, fever and cramps. The germ is carried in the bowel movements, and it [...]

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