On Friday 17 February, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported an increased number of cases of shigellosis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by the Shigella bacteria, in the European Union among people who had recently travelled to Cape Verde. The strain of this outbreak appears to be Shigella sonnei, one of four species ofShigella bacteria.
The ECDC reports that this outbreak evolved rapidly in November and December 2022.
The Centre reports that as of 16...