CDC Says Diarrhea Superbug Is Resisting Drugs, Spreading Fast
Cases of extensively drug-resistant Shigella are becoming more common in the U.S., while an outbreak in Cape Verde has sickened hundreds of tourists.
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Cases of extensively drug-resistant Shigella are becoming more common in the U.S., while an outbreak in Cape Verde has sickened hundreds of tourists.
Over 200 travelers from a dozen countries, including the U.S., contracted the bacteria while visiting the island country of Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa.
At least 55 people have caught the same drug-resistant strain of bacteria, with one death and others being hospitalized or losing sight as a result.
A bacterial infection is possibly linked to EzriCare Artificial Tears; the CDC warns to stop using the eyedrops.
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