Cases of this diarrhea-causing, drug-resistant infection are rising across the US

The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. NewsHealthCases of this diarrhea-causing, drug-resistant infection are rising across the USThere are 450,000 infections each year including 240,000 cases that do not respond to regular treatmentJulia Musto in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 18:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958183","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/diarrhea-cases-shigella-infection-us-cdc-b2958183.html","title":"Cases of this diarrhea-causing, drug-resistant infection are rising across the US"}}CloseNorovirus cases spiking in CaliforniaSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod"...