Lewis Mason

Aug 1, 2024 | nature.com | Lewis Mason

AbstractShigellosis is an enteric infection that transmits through the faecal-oral route, which can occur during sex between men who have sex with men (MSM). Between 2009 and 2014, an epidemic of sexually transmissible Shigella flexneri 3a occurred in England that subsequently declined. However, from 2019 to 2021, despite SARS-CoV-2 restrictions, S. flexneri 3a continued to re-emerge. We explored possible drivers of re-emergence by comparing host demography and pathogen genomics.

Apr 21, 2023 | nature.com | Lewis Mason |Sally Partridge |Jenny Draper |Indy Sandaradura |Vitali Sintchenko |Danielle Ingle | +4 more

Correction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37672-w, published online 08 April 2023In this article the author name Elisabeth Njamkepo was incorrectly written as Elisabeth Njampeko. The original article has been corrected. Author informationAuthors and AffiliationsNIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKLewis C. E. Mason & Kate S.

Apr 9, 2023 | nature.com | Lewis Mason |Sally Partridge |Jenny Draper |Indy Sandaradura |Vitali Sintchenko |Danielle Ingle | +4 more

AbstractShigella sonnei causes shigellosis, a severe gastrointestinal illness that is sexually transmissible among men who have sex with men (MSM). Multidrug resistance in S. sonnei is common including against World Health Organisation recommended treatment options, azithromycin, and ciprofloxacin. Recently, an MSM-associated outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing, extensively drug resistant S. sonnei was reported in the United Kingdom.