English Outbreak of Shigella in 2018 Likely Caused by Contaminated Coriander
An outbreak of Shigella in England in 2018 was most likely caused by coriander that was contaminated, according to researchers from the journal Epidemiology and Infection.
In April 2018, Public Health England was informed of cases of Shigellasonnei, of people who had eaten food from three different catering outlets. Initially, the outbreaks were investigated separately, but whole-genome sequencing (WGS) showed that they were caused by the same strain.