Steady increase of lymphogranuloma venereum cases, Czech Republic, 2010 to 2015

Since the notification of the first case of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in the Czech Republic in 2010, the numbers of LGV cases have steadily increased in the country. In 2015, 40 LGV cases were diagnosed, bringing the total for 2010-2015, to 88 cases. The profile of the most affected group, HIV-...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2016-03, Vol.21 (11), p.30165-30165
Main Authors: Rob, Filip, Jůzlová, Kateřina, Krutáková, Helena, Zákoucká, Hana, Vaňousová, Daniela, Kružicová, Zuzana, Machala, Ladislav, Veselý, Dan, Jilich, David, Hercogová, Jana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anal Canal - microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis - genetics
Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification
Coinfection - epidemiology
Czech Republic - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Epidemics
HIV
Homosexuality, Male
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Inguinal Canal - microbiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum - diagnosis
Lymphogranuloma Venereum - epidemiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum - microbiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum - pathology
Male
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rectum - microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Since the notification of the first case of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in the Czech Republic in 2010, the numbers of LGV cases have steadily increased in the country. In 2015, 40 LGV cases were diagnosed, bringing the total for 2010-2015, to 88 cases. The profile of the most affected group, HIV-positive men who have sex with men with a previous sexually transmitted infection, matches that of those described in LGV outbreaks in western Europe.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30165