Shigellosis -- United Kingdom
Public health authorities in the UK have issued a warning about a highly drug-resistant strain of a serious bacterial gut infection that can be contracted through sex, AIDSmap reports. Between March and November 2018, 17 cases of _Shigella_ dysentery with resistance to several 1st-line antimicrobials were detected. It appears that transmission is clustered among gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM). As many as 14 of the 17 UK cases involve men and 9 further cases have been identified
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6279377&promed&0
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