Two concurrent enteric disease outbreaks among men who have sex with men, minneapolis-st paul area

Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Oct;59(7):987-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu478. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

Abstract

Between 1 November 2013 and 31 March 2014, concurrent shigellosis and cryptosporidiosis outbreaks occurred among men who have sex with men in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, 75% of whom were HIV-infected. Current HIV/AIDS strategy emphasizing treatment as prevention may effectively decrease HIV transmission, but raises concerns about other diseases if safer sex messages are de-emphasized.

Keywords: HIV infection; HIV prevention; cryptosporidiosis; men who have sex with men; shigellosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minnesota / epidemiology