Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among some networks of gay men in the UK, study finds

Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among some networks of gay men in the UK, study finds Fred Lewsey Thu, 07/09/2026 - 00:01 Variants of sexually-transmitted Shigella – a bacterial infection that causes bloody or prolonged diarrhoea and can lead to severe dehydration – are causing more disease and becoming increasingly antibiotic-resistant among sections of the UK’s LGBTQ+ community, a new Cambridge study has found. The research shows that between 2015 and 2020, sexually transmitting forms of Shigella in the UK grew 15% faster year-on-year than variants contracted through traditi