Att det gått utför mer Imperiet sedan slutet av första världskriget är klart och sista 10-15 år har sjukvårdsköer blivit otympligt långa.
De vanligaste varianterna av shigella ger mycket tydlig magsjuka men denna nyhet gäller en undergrupper som sprids vid oskyddad sex.
https://news.sky.com/story/sexually-transmitted-gut-infection-shigella-a-distinct-public-health-threat-to-uk-experts-warn-13561 827
" Shigella, the bacteria behind dysentery, is most commonly found in faeces and contracted through contaminated food and causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever.
Certain strains - specifically shigella sonnei and shigella flexneri - can be spread through sexual contact, primarily among gay and bisexual men.
UKHSA figures show that there were 2,560 cases of sexually transmitted shigella in England in 2025, up from 2,052 in 2023. "