Table 4 Characteristics of eight Shigella flexneri outbreaks.
Outbreak | Year | Serotype (no. isolates) | No. of PFGE types | No. of MLVA type | Locus difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 2001/10/8 - 2007/12/18 | 4a (102), Y (1) | 15 | 11 | SF2, SF3, SF17, SF22 |
B | 2005/11/10 - 2005/11/11 | 1b (6) | 4 | 4 | SF3, SF26 |
C | 2007/9/26 - 2007/10/27 | 2a (4) | 1 | 1 | Â |
D | 2008/2/15 - 2008/2/26 | 2a (4) | 2 | 1 | Â |
E | 2005/5/9 - 2005/11/4 | 2a (4) | 1 | 2 | SF3, SF6 |
Ha | 2005/5/19 - 2005/6/27 | 2a (7) | 1 | 1 | Â |
Ia | 2005/10/22 - 2005/10/24 | 2a (5) | 1 | 1 | Â |
K | 2008/3/27 - 2008/4/4 | X (10), 2b (1) | 4 | 5 | SF3, SF6, SF9, SF33 |