TY - GEN T1 - Lymphogranuloma venereum in Europe, 2003-2008 AU - Savage, E. J. AU - Laar, M. J. van de AU - Gallay, A. AU - Sande, M. van der AU - Hamouda, Osamah AU - Sasse, A. AU - Hoffmann, S. AU - Diez, M. AU - Borrego, M. J. AU - Lowndes, C. M. AU - Ison, C. AB - Lymphogranuloma venereum, caused by the L serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis, emerged in Europe in 2003 and a series of outbreaks were reported in different countries. The infection presents as a severe proctitis in men who have sex with men, many of whom are co-infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. This paper reviews the number of cases reported over a five year period, from 2003 to 2008, from countries that were part of the European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI) network. Reports were received from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It appears that after five years the characteristics of the patients infected has overall remained unchanged, although the total number of cases has increased and more countries in Europe have now identified cases of LGV. KW - Adult KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Incidence KW - Population Surveillance KW - Risk Factors KW - HIV Infections/epidemiology KW - Risk Assessment KW - Europe/epidemiology KW - Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data KW - Homosexuality KW - Comorbidity KW - Male/statistics & numerical data KW - Lymphogranuloma Venereum/epidemiology KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2009 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie VL - 14 IS - 48 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/475 ER -