The “Carlos III Health Institute” in Spain reports a doubling in Shigella cases in 2022 year to date compared to 2021: 203 cases of the infection have been reported so far this year, compared to the 99 that were recorded in 2021.
Traditionally related to trips to countries with less developed hygiene conditions, the means of contagion used to be through interpersonal contact, contact with surfaces and objects where the bacteria were, or ingestion of contaminated food or water. But sexual contact can also be a route of transmission and it is gaining weight in recent years. The group of cases that have appeared lately are more related to this last mode of transmission.
