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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
In the United States, groups at increased risk of shigellosis include children in child-care centers and persons in custodial institutions, where personal hygiene is difficult to maintain; Native Americans; orthodox Jews; international travelers; men who have sex with men; and those in homes with inadequate water for handwashing.[1]