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Title: Ciprofloxacin- and Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigellosis in the United States (June 2015)

Summary: CDC continues to receive new reports of infections with Shigella strains that are not susceptible to the antimicrobial agents most commonly used to treat shigellosis.

Title: Clinical Update: Multidrug-Resistant Travelers’ Diarrhea: Counseling Travelers on Responsible Self-Treatment (April 2015)

Summary: Encourage travelers to reserve antibiotic self-treatment for severe diarrhea.

Title: Imported Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading in US.

Summary: A drug-resistant strain of a nasty stomach bug made its way into the U.S. and spread, causing more than 200 illnesses since last May.

Title: Mutant Stomach Bug From Abroad Spreading in US.

Summary: A drug-resistant form of a bug that causes traveler's diarrhea is causing outbreaks in the United States.

Title: Drug-Resistant Food Poisoning Lands In The U.S.

Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says another nasty pathogen is hitching a ride to the U.S. with travelers: multidrug-resistant Shigella.

Title: Multidrug-resistant Shigellosis Spreading in the United States (April 2015)

Summary: International travelers are bringing a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it to others who have not traveled.

Title: Notes from the Field: Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin among men who have sex with men — Chicago and Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, 2014 (June 2015)

Summary: Shigella with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin is circulating among men who have sex with men (MSM) and others in the United States.

Title: Importation and Domestic Transmission of Shigella sonnei Resistant to Ciprofloxacin — United States, May 2014–February 2015 (April 2015)

Summary: Ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei is being repeatedly introduced into the United States via travelers from various countries and is circulating domestically at rates that are higher than in the past.