Shigellosis Linked to Sex Venues, Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  O'Sullivan, Belinda ; Delpech, Valerie ; Pontivivo, Giulietta ; Karagiannis, Thomas ; Marriott, Debbie ; Harkness, John ; McAnulty, Jeremy M.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Dysentery, Bacillary Environmental Microbiology Homosexuality, Male Humans Hygiene Male Middle Aged Questionnaires Sexual Behavior Shigella Sonnei Time Factors

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(8):862-864.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New South Wales, Australia
• Location:
  Europe ; Oceania
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:df409da70678994fe6f56b78ef972c22ba0b197a3fe2d623093e969fb951a9e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13907/cdc_13907_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 191.35 KB ]