Shigellosis — Worldwide/Unknown
A new campaign to warn gay and bisexual men about the risk of _Shigella_ dysentery [that is, shigellosis] is being launched today [30 Jan 2014] by Public Health England (PHE) in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), as new figures show a surge in cases likely to have been sexually acquired over the past 12 months.
In the UK, _Shigella flexneri_ [infection] usually affects similar numbers of men and women and is linked with overseas travel, but 2013 data show an excess of more than
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