Dysentery cases are on the rise in the Portland area. In January, health officials reported 40 cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection in Multnomah County, where Portland is located — up ...

The illness is mostly spread from person to person, and no specific “origin” has been pinpointed for the outbreak.

Cases in Multnomah County among people who have not left the country nearly doubled last year, and the number appears to be ...

the most common form of dysentery infection caused by the shigella bacteria. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in the U.S., approximately half a million people ...

Health officials in Oregon are battling cases of dysentery amid a years-long rise in the highly contagious, diarrhea-inducing disease. There have been 40 confirmed cases of shigellosis, an infectious ...

Dying of dysentery is now more than just a video game meme in Oregon. In a disgusting turn of events straight out of the “Oregon Trail” game, the diarrhea-inducing malady dysentery is making a ...

The surge in Portland of the extremely contagious bacterial illness is linked to the number of people experiencing ...

Cases of dysentery have been on the rise in Oregon since 2012. The cases spread from Multnomah County to the Portland Metro ...

FILE - Shigella dysenteriae, bacteria which causes bacillary dysentery or shigellosis, seen under a microscope. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) ...

The surge in Portland of the extremely contagious bacterial illness is linked to the number of people experiencing homelessness Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, which is an illness that impacts the intestines. Two dozen new cases of Shigella, which can cause dysentery, have been reported in Oregon since the start of ...