The epidemiology of shigellosis in Israel.
Analysis of Shigella isolates referred for serotyping to the Central Shigella Reference Laboratory has revealed a slight predominance of S. sonnei (47%) over S. flexneri (44%) in Israel. In female patients, the predominance of S. sonnei isolates was more accentuated (54 v. 37.5% for S. flexneri). On the other hand, an increased incidence of S. flexneri was observed in military personnel (59 v. 32% for S. sonnei), and even more so in the Arab population (69 v. 19%). Incidence peaked in summer (July, August) for all subgroups.
D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D012763:Shigella flexneri; D012764:Shigella sonnei