TY - JOUR AU - O'Sullivan, Belinda AU - Delpech, Valerie AU - Pontivivo, Giulietta AU - Karagiannis, Thomas AU - Marriott, Debbie AU - Harkness, John AU - McAnulty, Jeremy M. T1 - Shigellosis Linked to Sex Venues, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 8 SP - 862 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Shigella KW - outbreak KW - sex venues KW - homosexual KW - Australia DO - 10.3201/eid0808.010534 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/8/01-0534_article ER - End of Reference