Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011

H Vargas-Leguas; P Garcia de Olalla; M Arando; P Armengol; Mj Barbera; M Vall; A Vives; G Martin-Ezquerra; M Alsina; J Blanco; C Munoz; E Caballero; A Andreu; M Ros; P Gorrindo; A Dominguez; Ja Cayla

Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011

Euro Surveill. 2012 Jan 12;17(2):20057.

Authors

H Vargas-Leguas¹, P Garcia de Olalla, M Arando, P Armengol, Mj Barbera, M Vall, A Vives, G Martin-Ezquerra, M Alsina, J Blanco, C Munoz, E Caballero, A Andreu, M Ros, P Gorrindo, A Dominguez, Ja Cayla

Affiliation

¹ Epidemiology Service, Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 22264862

Abstract

From the beginning of 2007 until the end of 2011, 146 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) were notified to the Barcelona Public Health Agency. Some 49% of them were diagnosed and reported in 2011, mainly in men who have sex with men. Almost half of them, 32 cases, were reported between July and September. This cluster represents the largest since 2004. This article presents the ongoing outbreak of LGV in Barcelona.

MeSH terms

Adult
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Homosexuality, Male*
Humans
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / diagnosis*
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / epidemiology*
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / prevention & control
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / transmission
Male
Population Surveillance
Sexual Partners
Spain / epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires