By Julia Marshall as first author and led by Professors Kate Baker and Henrik Salje as co-leading authors (@hsalje.bsky.social @ksbakes.bsky.social), please see our new article about the genomic epidemiology of the spread of sexually transmitted #Shigella: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷

The spread of sexually transmissible drug-resistant shigellosis in England: a genomic epidemiology study

Our study shows the distinct and intensifying sexual transmission of shigellosis, highlighting the urgent need to address sexually transmissible shigellosis as a distinct health threat. Traditional in...

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👀👇 New work on sexually transmitting Shigella (press-friendly: bit.ly/4bBarEL) From continued collaboration with @clairejenkins2.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social, @pducambridge.bsky.social co-lead @hsalje.bsky.social, a talented student Julia Marshall www.linkedin.com/in/julia--ma..., and others! 🧫🧬💊

The Lancet Infectious Diseases@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 4w ago

New Research The spread of sexually transmissible drug-resistant shigellosis in England: a genomic epidemiology study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

What is the role of #microbial #genomics in delivering the #UK National Action Plan (NAP) for confronting #AntimicrobialResistance ( #AMR ) 2024-29? Read our new open-access #OA piece in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social exploring this topic from various expertise🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health, in addition to environmental resilience. Countries set the agenda on their national action against AMR in the form of Natio...

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New personal view article The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA

Many thanks to lead authors @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and @lewiscemason.bsky.social team @target-amr.bsky.social and our wonderful stakeholders who joined in and shared their invaluable views and experiences! 7/n

Delighted by this @target-amr.bsky.social publication in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social. Led by @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and @lewiscemason.bsky.social 'The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting AMR 2024–29' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health, in addition to environmental resilience. Countries set the agenda on thei…

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Did you know shigellosis also transmits as a sexually transmissible illness? This has increased since the early 2000s with marked AMR. Read the back story on ST shigellosis emergence here, and come to Paris for #Shigella2026 to find out more! doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella. Sexually transmissible (ST) shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has be...

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Why did sexually transmissible #shigellosis outbreak reporting increase in the early 2000s? Our new article explores the genomic epidemiology of two #Shigella sonnei outbreaks in London and Berlin, alongside a temporal/spatial literature review. 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella. Sexually transmissible (ST) shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has be...

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I am very pleased to announce that I have started a new role as a Lecturer in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) at Kingston University ( @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social ). I am really looking forward to sharing my expertise and knowledge in infection, immunity, bioinformatics, and microbiology!

How should #XDR #shigellosis cases be treated? Our new education piece at #BMJ #SexuallyTransmittedInfections explores specific empirical treatment. Our recommendations are subsequent to our microbial genomic, phenotypic #AMR, and clinical/pharmacological analyses. sti.bmj.com/content/earl... 🧫💻🛟🧪🧬🦠

Antimicrobial treatment options for extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis in men who have sex with men

The sexual transmission of Shigella s onnei and Shigella flexneri has been observed since the 1970s between men who have sex with men (MSM) associated with living with HIV, sexually transmitted infect...

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My current Postdoctoral Research position is due to end on 30th September 2025. I am keen to continue working in infectious disease research, data-driven epidemiology, and teaching in academia, public health, and/or industry. If you know of any opportunities, please do let me know - thank you!

I hope all my fellow #shigellaphiles have 20 - 24 April 2026 blocked out in their diaries for @shigellameeting.bsky.social next year in Paris! In the meantime, check out (and join) our starter pack to start community building now 🧫

The Shigella Meeting@shigellameeting.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Why not follow our @shigellameeting.bsky.social starterpack of people who are speaking at and attending the conference - please message to be added to the starter pack if you're planning on coming or we haven't found you yet! go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc

Why not follow our @shigellameeting.bsky.social starterpack of people who are speaking at and attending the conference - please message to be added to the starter pack if you're planning on coming or we haven't found you yet! go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc

There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama 💩 🩸 🧫 💊 Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the 🧵 below to find out more 1/n

'The University of Birmingham is one of the UK research institutions to each receive £4.35 million of funding from the Global Talent Fund – a Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) resource supporting the movement of global academic talent' www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un...

University of Birmingham chosen among elite UK research funding recipients - University of Birmingham

Birmingham is one of 12 UK research institutions to share £54 million of funding from the Global Talent Fund.

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🆕 The UK becomes one of the first countries in the world to issue national evidence-based doxyPEP guidelines. This is a step forward in targeted STI prevention and addressing the continuing rise in syphilis cases in the UK. 🔗 www.bashh.org/news/1686/ba...

First post on Bluesky and first time at #EMBL in #Heidelberg. I am happy to present my poster on #Shigella at #EESMicrobiology!

Ipswich looking glorious in the sun. Brilliant 48h with the @pducambridge.bsky.social solving the pressing questions in infectious diseases, competing in penalty shoot outs and cooking up a storm #PDURetreat

Check out the latest from the lab on Sexually Transmissible shigellosis where @lewiscemason.bsky.social and co unpick why this relatively obscure disease re-emerged endemically in the 21st Century 🔬 🧫 🕵️ 🧬

Kate Baker@ksbakes.bsky.social · last yr.

Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella . Sexually transmissible shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has been a...

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New role for macrophages in Shigella infection control @cgmargarida.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Shigella-trained pro-inflammatory macrophages protect zebrafish from secondary infection

Trained immunity enhances host innate defenses against secondary infections. Gomes et al. innovate zebrafish infection models to investigate Shigella-induced training, demonstrating that Shigella epig...

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Why did sexually transmissible shigellosis outbreak reporting re-emerge in the early 2000s? Below, our preprint explores the genomic epidemiology and temporal dating of Shigella sonnei from two early outbreaks in London & Berlin. 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.25326874v1

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella . Sexually transmissible shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has been a...

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Antimicrobial resistant Shigella spp. continue to transmit internationally. Our commentary in Lancet Microbe explores combining patient demographics and bacterial genomics to inform antimicrobial treatment. 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(24)00294-5/fulltext

Using demographics of patients to inform treatment of shigellosis in England

Shigellosis, caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella, is a diarrhoeal disease transmitted by the faecal–oral route.1 Rapid increases in the prevalence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella iso...

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We are pleased to announce that our work investigating the genomics and patient demographics of re-emerging MDR Shigella flexneri 3a in England has been accepted in Nature Antimicrobials and Resistance, and is available to view Open-Access. 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷 doi.org/10.1038/s442...

The re-emergence of sexually transmissible multidrug resistant Shigella flexneri 3a, England, United Kingdom - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The re-emergence of sexually transmissible multidrug resistant Shigella flexneri 3a, England, United Kingdom

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Between 2009-2014, an epidemic of sexually transmissible Shigella flexneri 3a occurred in England that subsequently declined. However, from 2018-2021, S. flexneri 3a re-emerged. We explored possible drivers of the re-emergence by comparing host demographic features and pathogen genomics. 🛟🧪🧬🖥️🦠💉🧫😷

Shigella cases spiking in Philadelphia 🦠🧫🧪 www.axios.com/local/philad...

Shigella cases spiking in Philadelphia

The disease is mostly affecting those experiencing homelessness or opioid-use disorder.

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The evolution and international spread of extensively drug resistant Shigella sonnei. The international outbreak (England, France, Belgium, USA, Australia) was ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, and ceftriaxone resistant - three of four WHO recommended antibiotic treatment options for shigellosis. 🖥️🧪🧬🦠🧫

The evolution and international spread of extensively drug resistant Shigella sonnei - Nature Commun...

An increase in shigellosis cases among men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom has been linked to an extensively drug-resistant strain of Shigella sonnei. In this genomic epidemiology study, t...

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Gonorrhoea rates in the UK are higher than ever before. A vaccine could be the answer. www.aidsmap.com/news/nov-202...

UK vaccine body recommends meningitis B vaccine for gonorrhoea prevention

The UK’s Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that people in the United Kingdom at increased risk of contracting gonorrhoea should be offered the 4CMenB vaccine (B...

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V interesting paper from Cristina Herencias, Jeronimo Rodriguez-Beltran, @sanmillan.bsky.social et al on collateral sensitivity in E coli: Highlight of the abstract: "to reveal that the expression of the β-lactamase blaOXA-48 induces CS to colistin and azithromycin." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

β-lactamase expression induces collateral sensitivity in Escherichia coli

bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

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Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis. @OzanGundogdu11.x.com and @dutchscientist.bsky.social teach me a bit about the genomics and epidemiology of it on the Bioinformatics Lab Podcast. SC: soundcloud.com/the_bioinfor... YouTube: youtu.be/ZJdhbcnGyw4

Campylobacter genomics and epidemiology

Dr Ozan Gundogdu from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Dr Arnoud van Vliet from the University of Surrey join Andrew to chat ab...

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