Invasive Amebiasis in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Australia

Authors :: Damien Stark
Sebastian Van Hal
Gail V. Matthews
Deborah Marriott
John Harkness
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 7, Pp 1141-1143 (2008), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2008
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2008.
Abstract: Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic ameba that has recently been recognized as an emerging pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia-Pacific countries where it is not endemic, i.e., Japan, Taiwan, and Republic of Korea. We report locally acquired invasive amebiasis in Sydney, Australia, exclusively in MSM.