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The epidemiology of shigellosis in Israel
M Dan1, D Michaeli, J Treistman
1Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Israel.
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
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.