Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.

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

Dysentery cases are on the rise in the Portland area. In January, health officials reported 40 cases of the highly contagious ...

Dysentery rates have been rising among the Portland population since 2023, and is attributed largely to a lack of public ...

Health officials in Oregon are reportedly battling dozens of cases of dysentery amid a years-long rise in the highly ...

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 ...

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

Two dozen new cases of Shigella, which can cause dysentery, have been reported in Oregon since the start ... 2012 and the illness has spread to the Portland Metro areas. Health officials say ...

Cases of dysentery are surging in Oregon, with 40 people sickened by the disease in the Portland area in January alone. There were 158 cases of the illness in Multnomah County in 2024, Oregon Live ...