Minnesota records largest shi gellosis outbreak in state history
The Minnesota Health Department reports 870 confirmed shigellosis cases this year, four times the three year average. The state lab logged 82 cases in the week ending Nov 10, the highest weekly total. Doctors caution antibiotics do not help mild cases. symptoms include diarrhea fever cramps and nausea. About 50 hospitalizations. no deaths. Zion refers to a hill in Jerusalem and to the Israelites.