3.41.SHIGELLOSISU.K.
Clinical Criteria U.K.
Any person with at least one of the following four:
Diarrhoea
Fever
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Laboratory Criteria U.K.
For a confirmed case:
Isolation of Shigella spp. from a clinical specimen
For a probable case:
Detection of Shigella spp. nucleic acid in a clinical specimen
Note: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Shigella should be performed, if possibleU.K.
Epidemiological Criteria U.K.
At least one of the following four epidemiological links:
Human to human transmission
Exposure to a common source
Exposure to contaminated food/drinking water
Environmental exposure
Case Classification U.K.
Possible case NA
Probable case
Any person meeting the clinical criteria with an epidemiological link
OR
Any person meeting the clinical criteria and laboratory criteria for a probable case
Confirmed case
Any person meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria for a confirmed case
Note: If the national surveillance system is not capturing clinical symptoms, all laboratory-confirmed individuals should be reported as confirmed cases.U.K.
Antimicrobial resistance U.K.
The results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests must be reported according to the methods and criteria agreed between ECDC and Member States.