Shigella infection

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Shigella infection (shigellosis) is a type of gastroenteritis caused by Shigella bacteria.

Public health management guidelines

• Read Queensland Health guidelines for public health units

Notification

Pathology laboratories

• Notification criteria for pathology laboratories (PDF, 55kB)
• Notification procedure  

Attending medical practitioners/medical superintendents (or delegates)

To notify two or more associated cases of gastroenteritis, or where gastroenteritis is diagnosed in a food handler.

• Notification criteria 
  
• Notification procedure  

Institutions (residential care facilities, hospitals, child care centres)

• Notification procedure

Notification resources

• List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions 
• List of Public Health Unit contacts 
• Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland clinicians (PHA S70) (PDF, 48kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.

Enhanced surveillance for public health units

• Shigella case report form (sporadic) (PDF, 48kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.
  

Resources for health professionals

• Foodborne disease in Queensland - information about OzFoodNet and foodborne disease in Queensland for health professionals.
  

Epidemiological data and reports

• View communicable diseases data for notifiable conditions in Queensland.
• Find OzFoodNet annual and quarterly reports.
  

Last updated: 15/06/2017 1:53:36 PM