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Shigellosis Outbreak In Columbus

Columbus health officials are reporting a Shigellosis outbreak.Nearly 250 cases of the stomach infection have been reported over the past nine months, nearly ten times the number of cases reported in the past two years. Health officials say the illness is preventable through hand washing. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.