Investigating the Geographic Distribution of Shigellosis Among Men and Women in Massachusetts: Possible Implications for Men Who Have Sex With Men

Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Mar;45(3):183-185. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000711.

Abstract

Shigellosis has emerged as a nontraditional sexually transmitted infection with high rates among men who have sex with men. Although anecdotal evidence has surfaced regarding shigellosis clustering among men who have sex with men in Massachusetts, little scientific research documents these occurrences. We present the first spatial distribution of shigellosis across Massachusetts.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Geography
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Massachusetts / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities / statistics & numerical data*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Young Adult