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Volume 31, Number 7—July 2025
Research
Epidemiologic and Genomic Investigation of Sexually Transmitted Shigella sonnei, England
Hannah Charles
, David R. Greig, Craig Swift, Israel Olonade, Ian Simms, Katy Sinka, Kate S. Baker, Gauri Godbole, and Claire Jenkins
, David R. Greig, Craig Swift, Israel Olonade, Ian Simms, Katy Sinka, Kate S. Baker, Gauri Godbole, and Claire Jenkins
Table 1
Characteristics of sexually transmitted Shigella sonnei from an epidemiologic and genomic investigation of the t10.1814 cluster, England, 2016–2023*
| Characteristics | Cases, N = 124 |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 113 (91) |
| F |
11 (9) |
| Age, y | |
| Median [IQR] | 35 [30–43] |
| Adult, >16 | 123 (99) |
| Child, <16 |
1 (1) |
| Travel | |
| Yes | 20 (16) |
| No/Unknown |
104 (84) |
| Travel destination of those reporting travel | |
| Belgium | 1 (5) |
| Brazil | 1 (5) |
| Europe, country unknown | 1 (5) |
| Germany | 1 (5) |
| India | 1 (5) |
| Netherlands | 1 (5) |
| North America | 1 (5) |
| Spain | 8 (40) |
| Thailand | 1 (5) |
| United states | 1 (5) |
| Unknown |
3 (15) |
| Presumptive MSM | |
| Yes | 93 (75) |
| No | 31 (25) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. Presumptive MSM category was defined as cases among male adults (>16 years of age) without a history of travel or where travel history was unknown. MSM, men who have sex with men.
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