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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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Same story. Mostly aligned wording.Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.
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As of July 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedResearchers have found that sexually transmitted shigellosis - which has risen in prevalence by a quarter in England since 2023 - is becoming 'virtually untreatable'.
The headline splitThe 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...".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK
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Right / center-rightWarning over surge in 'virtually untreatable' sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease that's climbing in the UK
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....
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'.
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...
