of bacterial diarrhea in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Most infections are self-limiting if deeply unpleasant, causing about a week’s worth of diarrhea , cramps, and fever. More rarely, it can cause severe dehydration or other life-threatening complications, with serious illness being more likely in very young children or those with weakened immune systems., one of the four groups of bacteria that cause disease.
Officials still haven’t figured out how the outbreak has spread, though they say that the most likely route is food or water, including through infected food handlers. But more than one method of transmission, including person-to-person contact, may be to blame . The latest cases were reported from Sweden in mid-January, suggesting that there is still a moderate risk of new infections emerging from Cape Verde, ECDC officials have said.
Oh, dear.😬