2026-07-09 archive

ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Jul 9, 2:27 AM

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Warning over surge in 'virtually untreatable' sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease that's climbing in the UK

Variants of Shigella, which can cause bloody or prolonged diarrhoea, are causing more disease and growing more antibiotic-resistant, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found. Research shows that, between 2015 and 2020, sexually transmitted forms of Shigella rose 15 percent faster annu...

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What happenedResearchers have found that sexually transmitted shigellosis - which has risen in prevalence by a quarter in England since 2023 - is becoming 'virtually untreatable'.
What changedThe left frames it as "Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK". The right frames it as "Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symp...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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71WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Mostly Same. The left frames it as "Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK". The right frames it as "Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symp...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 8, 10:30 PM: PinkNews joined the source map.

Jul 8, 10:30 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Jul 8, 10:31 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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PinkNews1h ago

Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK

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Variants of Shigella, which can cause bloody or prolonged diarrhoea, are causing more disease and growing more antibiotic-resistant, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found....

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Center-right ·News report
Daily Mail46m ago

Warning over surge in 'virtually untreatable' sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease that's climbing in the UK

Researchers have found that sexually transmitted shigellosis - which has risen in prevalence by a quarter in England since 2023 - is becoming 'virtually untreatable'.

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Right ·News report

Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms

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BRITS have been warned that a rapidly spreading sexually transmitted tummy bug is a "threat" to public health. Shigella is a bacterial gut infection that can be spread through sexual contac...

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