Outbreak of intestinal amoebiasis among men who have sex with men, Barcelona (Spain), October 2016 and January 2017

Euro Surveill. 2017 Jul 27;22(30):30581. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.30.30581.

Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica has been recently recognised as an emerging sexually transmissible pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM), causing sporadic outbreaks in countries where it is not endemic. Here we report two closed clusters of invasive amoebiasis occurring in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2016 (four cases) and in January 2017 (four cases).

Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica infection; MSM; amoebiasis; men who have sex with men; outbreak; sexually transmitted disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Dysentery, Amebic / diagnosis*
  • Dysentery, Amebic / drug therapy
  • Dysentery, Amebic / epidemiology*
  • Dysentery, Amebic / parasitology
  • Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feces / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Paromomycin / therapeutic use
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Metronidazole
  • Paromomycin