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. 1994 Apr;32(4):1092–1094. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.4.1092-1094.1994

Epidemic spread of Shigella sonnei shigellosis and evidence for development of immunity among children attending day-care centers in a communal settlement (Kibbutz).

Y Lerman 1, M Yavzori 1, R Ambar 1, I Sechter 1, M Wiener 1, D Cohen 1
PMCID: PMC267193  PMID: 7913096

Abstract

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.

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