Shigellosis linked to sex venues, Australia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Aug;8(8):862-4. doi: 10.3201/eid0808.010534.

Abstract

From January 1 to July 31, 2000, 148 cases of Shigella infection were reported in New South Wales, Australia, compared with an annual average of 95 cases. Of reported cases, 83% were confirmed as Shigella sonnei biotype G infections; 80% were in homosexual men. Visiting a sex venue in the 2 weeks before onset of illness was the only factor significantly associated with shigellosis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / microbiology
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / transmission*
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Hygiene / standards
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New South Wales / epidemiology
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Shigella sonnei / isolation & purification*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors