<i>Shigella</i> spp. Surveillance in Indonesia: the Emergence or Reemergence of <i>S. dysenteriae</i>

Abstract

From June 1998 through November 1999, Shigella spp. were isolated in 5% of samples from 3,848 children and adults with severe diarrheal illness in hospitals throughout Indonesia. S. dysenteriae has reemerged in Bali, Kalimantan, and Batam and was detected in Jakarta after a hiatus of 15 years.