The illness is mostly spread from person to person, and no specific “origin” has been pinpointed for the outbreak.

Zydus Lifesciences to develop first combination vaccine for typhoid and shigellosis with Gates Foundation support.

Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it will undertake development of a combination vaccine against shigellosis and typhoid.

Severe Shigella cases — also known as dysentery — can be fatal, though the bacterial strains now circulating in Oregon tend to cause milder illness.

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A highly contagious disease is alarmingly on the rise in one US state. Cases of dysentery, also called shigellosis, are ...

Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.

Typhoid is already a disease of concern globally and various endemic countries already have TCV as part of their national ...

Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it will undertake development of a combination vaccine against shigellosis and typhoid.