New Delhi, June 10 -- Around 339 people across Keralam have reported symptoms of a highly contagious bacterial intestinal infection called Shigellosis, which is caused by the Shigella genus.

Among them, two - a four-and-a-half-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl - have tested positive for the disease, ANI reported citing health officials of the state.

Among those hospitalised, 21 people are undergoing treatment at the Sultan Bathery Taluk Headquarters Hospital, while 38 others are receiving treatment at private hospitals.

Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, which is an infection affecting the intestines and generally lead to diarrhoea and fever. While the infection is usually mild and subsides on its own, it can lead to severe compl...