title: Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011.
abstract: From the beginning of 2007 until the end of 2011, 146 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) were notified to the Barcelona Public Health Agency. Some 49% of them were diagnosed and reported in 2011, mainly in men who have sex with men. Almost half of them, 32 cases, were reported between July and September. This cluster represents the largest since 2004. This article presents the ongoing outbreak of LGV in Barcelona.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Service, Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vargas-Leguas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garcia de Olalla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arando
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armengol
authors.forename: Mj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vall
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Vives
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martin-Ezquerra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alsina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munoz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gorrindo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Ja
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cayla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires