{
  "id": 13203068,
  "title": "Sexually transmitted diarrhea on the rise and becoming difficult to treat – Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/sexually-transmitted-diarrhea-on-the-rise-and-becoming-difficult-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:28:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/sexually-transmitted-diarrhea-on-the-rise-and-becoming-difficult-to-treat-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sexually transmitted shigellosis, a highly contagious gut pathogen that causes diarrhea and vomiting, is becoming a more dangerous and difficult-to-treat infection, particularly among communities of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). In the United States, the number of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella isolates has risen from 0 percent in 2011 to 8.5 percent in 2023, with the majority of cases affecting adult men. Hospital workers at UCLA now see roughly one case of XDR Shigella per month, a significant increase from just one case in the entire year in 2022. The US CDC warns that these drug-resistant strains are being seen among vulnerable populations, with over a third of patients requiring hospitalization and nearly half of those with known HIV status having HIV. The disease, first reported in 1974, has shifted from being a minority of cases to being a major route of transmission, with sexual contact increasingly identified as a significant factor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}