Investigating the Geographic Distribution of Shigellosis Among Men and Women in Massachusetts: Possible Implications for Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Shigellosis has emerged as a nontraditional sexually transmitted infection with high rates among men who have sex with men. Although anecdotal evidence has surfaced regarding shigellosis clustering among men who have sex with men in Massachusetts, little scientific research documents these occurrences. We present the first spatial distribution of shigellosis across Massachusetts.