Abstract
Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections in a Retirement Community - Vermont, October-November 2018.
Highlights
CDC collaborated with Vermont Department of Health (VDH) to identify additional cases, determine transmission routes, and recommend prevention and control measures
A confirmed case was defined as isolation of S. sonnei from the stool of a facility resident, visitor, or staff member during October 1–November 8
A probable case was defined as diarrheal illness without a positive culture in this population during the same period
Summary
On October 22, 2018, the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) notified CDC’s Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch of an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Shigella sonnei among residents, visitors, and staff members of a retirement community in Chittenden County, the state’s most populous county. CDC collaborated with VDH to identify additional cases, determine transmission routes, and recommend prevention and control measures. A confirmed case was defined as isolation of S. sonnei from the stool of a facility resident, visitor, or staff member during October 1–November 8.
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