Oral Vaccine Being Developed for Invasive Bacterial Diarrhea
Researchers are taking steps toward developing an live attenuated oral vaccine aimed at preventing invasive bacterial diarrhea caused by the Shigella bacteria.1 The Shigella bacteria can cause shigellosis—an intestinal infection characterized by diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. It is one of four highly contagious bacteria that infects tens of millions of people around the world.2 […]