Shigellosis Resurfaces in Kerala as Health Officials Renew Warning0

• A to Z, Food Hygiene, Health & Wellness, News
• August 27, 2026

Significant Update Shigellosis has resurfaced in Kerala, with a three-year-old child from Kottukal in Thiruvananthapuram district testing positive and receiving treatment at SAT Hospital. The child travelled with her family to Nagercoil on August 12 and reportedly had a cold drink from a roadside vendor on the way back. She developed diarrhoea and vomiting the