Open AccessEnhanced surveillance of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) begins in England
Author(s) -
Ian Simms,
Neil Macdonald,
C Ison,
Sarah Alexander,
Catherine M Lowndes,
Kevin Fenton,
Ian Martin
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.41.02565-en
Subject(s) - lymphogranuloma venereum , proctitis , medicine , men who have sex with men , virology , chlamydia trachomatis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , disease , ulcerative colitis
Enhanced surveillance of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in England was started on 4 October 2004 by the Health Protection Agency. This was in response to reports of increases in cases of proctitis seen at several genitourinary medicine clinics