An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro area, according to new health data. Known best for ...

Dysentery cases are rising in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon (Picture: Getty Images) ‘Shigella has been the third most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis for a long time.

Dysentery cases have spiked dramatically in Multnomah County with health officials documenting a troubling increase particularly among those experiencing homelessness. The outbreak exposes ...