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Shigella outbreak spreading through Edmonton’s homeless population: ‘We’ve got 3rd-world conditions’

Title: Shigella outbreak spreading through Edmonton’s homeless population: ‘We’ve got 3rd-world conditions’

Author: Global News

Keywords: Louis Francescutti

Teaser: Louis Francescutti (Public Health) says shigella is commonly transmitted from person to person when people don’t have access to good personal hygiene.

Link: site://news/in-the-news/2022/10/shigella-outbreak-spreading-through-edmontons-homeless-population-weve-got-3rd-world-conditions

Release: October 19, 2022

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Shigella outbreak spreading through Edmonton’s homeless population: ‘We’ve got 3rd-world conditions’