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Intensified shigellosis epidemic associated with sexual transmission in men who have sex with men—Shigella flexneri and S. sonnei in England, 2004 to end of February 2015.

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Simms, I, Field, N, Jenkins, C, Childs, T, Gilbart, V L, Dallman, T J, Mook, P, Crook, P D +1 more·2015·Eurosurveillance

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Surveillance data suggest an intensification of the shigellosis epidemic associated with sexual transmissionin men who have sex with men (MSM) in England with separate introductions into the population. In 2014, sexual transmission between MSM might have accounted for 97%, 89%, and 43% of non-travel associated Shigella flexneri 3a and S. flexneri 2a, andS. sonnei diagnoses. Clinicians should sensitively ascertain sexual history for men with enteric infections to facilitate prompt diagnosis and appropriate management.

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  • Global increases in the incidence of shigellosis among adult MSM have been more recently observed.

    “Global increases in the incidence of shigellosis among adult MSM have been more recently observed (252–256).”

    From Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021 (2021) · cites this paper as [252]

    The Abstract and Discussion and conclusion report rising shigellosis diagnoses among adult men and an intensifying epidemic associated with sexual transmission among MSM in England. The Discussion also mentions intercontinental dissemination of one lineage, but the paper does not establish a global increase in shigellosis incidence among MSM. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  1. Institut RK. Shigellose: Gehäuftes Auftreten bei Männern in Berlin im Jahr 2004. [Shigellosis: High incidence among men in Berlin in 2004]. Epidemiologisches Bulletin. 2005;8:59- 63. German. Available from: http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/ Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2005/Ausgabenlinks/08_05. pdf?__blob=publicationFile

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Authors
Simms, I., Field, N., Jenkins, C., Childs, T., Gilbart, V. L., Dallman, T. J., Mook, P., Crook, P. D., & Hughes, G.
Affiliations
Public Health England (GB)
Venue
Eurosurveillance
Published
2015-04-16
Volume
20
Issue
15
ISSN
  • 1025-496X (ISSN-L)
  • 1560-7917
OpenAlex
W580739951
Cited by
95
References
126
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 3
FWCI
18.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Eurosurveillance (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (CL-2010-18-010)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Escherichia coli research studies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Keywords
shigellosis, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, men who have sex with men, sexual transmission, gastrointestinal infections, sexual history, Shigella flexneri 2a, England
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Dysentery, Bacillary, England, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Homosexuality, Male, Young Adult, Epidemics

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