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

Richard N Danila; Dana L Eikmeier; Trisha J Robinson; Allison La Pointe; Aaron S DeVries

doi:10.1093/cid/ciu478

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.

Authors

Richard N Danila¹, Dana L Eikmeier¹, Trisha J Robinson¹, Allison La Pointe¹, Aaron S DeVries¹

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases, Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul.

PMID: 24944234
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu478

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