Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Shigellosis case definition
This document contains the case definitions for shigellosis which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Shigellosis
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires Laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory definitive evidence
Isolation or detection of Shigella species.
