The Shigella Meeting

Late breaker poster abstract submission is still open y'all - can't wait to see everyone in Paris in ... 62 days!!!!!! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...

Call for abstracts - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention

Call for #poster #abstracts is open for the #Shigella meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social thru Feb! Secure your spot by #registering! #ShowUsYourScience
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The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella. Sexually transmissible (ST) shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has be...

Why did sexually transmissible #shigellosis outbreak reporting increase in the early 2000s? Our new article explores the genomic epidemiology of two #Shigella sonnei outbreaks in London and Berlin, alongside a temporal/spatial literature review.
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www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

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The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella. Sexually transmissible (ST) shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has be...

Did you know shigellosis also transmits as a sexually transmissible illness? This has increased since the early 2000s with marked AMR. Read the back story on ST shigellosis emergence here, and come to Paris for #Shigella2026 to find out more! doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

#XDR Shigella is a serious, emerging global health threat. This topic is one of many we'll be discussing at #TheShigellaMeeting
Registration is open!
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#XDR Shigella is a serious, emerging global health threat. This topic is one of many we'll be discussing at #TheShigellaMeeting
Registration is open!
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/registration...
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Just two more days to submit your abstracts to the
@shigellameeting.bsky.social
- can't wait to see everyone there! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Just two more days to submit your abstracts to the
@shigellameeting.bsky.social
- can't wait to see everyone there! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Come and visit me in Paris! #Shigella2026 - travel bursaries deadline tomorrow. Submit your abstracts at www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Attending ESCMID global and want to go to #Shigella2026 afterward? There are several direct flights a day from Munich to Paris www.skyscanner.net or why not reduce your carbon footprint and take in the European countryside by train www.raileurope.com/en? Most options <£100 See you there!

We did try to minimise the overlap in dates and trimming both and a quick transit from Munich to Paris means you’d catch most of both 🤞

Shigella was the leading cause of diarrheal disease during World War One; and more than 100 years later, it continues to cause approximately 200 million cases and 216,000 deaths per year around the globe. Shigella is a leading cause of moderate to severe diarrhea in children less than five years of age in low- and middle-income nations, and significant disease occurs throughout Europe and North America due to sexual transmission, food borne and water borne outbreaks, and high incidence in homeless populations. The lack of a licensed vaccine, coupled with alarming increases in antimicrobial resistance, has led the World Health Organization to declare Shigella a priority pathogen for which research into new therapeutics are urgently needed.

🦠 EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention

📅 April 20-24, 2026
📍 Institut Pasteur, Paris

Register now ➡️ www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

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Shigella sonnei cluster in unhoused individuals on Vancouver Island, Canada, with resistance to all first-line oral antibiotic agents
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=e93b35df-b6da-4bb0-91aa-7b902893c08e&eventid=26350fdd-50f8-418d-a06b-336b5bc4f8f8&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Call for abstracts - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention

One week remains to submit #early #abstracts and apply for #travel grants for the #Shigella meeting!
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An excellent 🧵on why you should attend the #Shigella Meeting😄
Early #Abstract & #TravelGrant apps due December 16th!
All Abstract apps due January 14th!
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The pathogenic bacteria Shigella avoids detection inside host cells by degrading RNF213, the protein responsible for sensing the presence of intracellular pathogens.

Read more in the eLife Insight Article: buff.ly/1mIc6m0

@ksbakes.bsky.social definitely would make sure it is correct 😊

Standard agar media with Congo red dye, which is used to differentiate virulent, red colonies from avirulent, white colonies of Shigella

We'll bring the food, you bring the #science!
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The pathogenic bacteria Shigella avoids detection inside host cells by degrading RNF213, the protein responsible for sensing the presence of intracellular pathogens.

Read more in the eLife Insight Article: buff.ly/1mIc6m0

The pcnB gene sustains Shigella flexneri virulence Author summary Bacterial infections represent a major global threat. Understanding the genetic determinants promoting infections is crucial to overcome this threat. Shigella is an intracellular bacter...

Thrilled to share that our study on how the pcnB gene sustains Shigella virulence is now published in PLOS Pathogens: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

In short: pcnB ➝increased virulence-plasmid replication ➝ elevated T3SS expression ➝ enhanced invasion/spread within the intestinal epithelium.

Call for abstracts - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention

#Abstract submissions are open for The #Shigella Meeting! If you would like to be considered for a #travel #grant, abstracts are due December 16, 2025. Regular submissions due January 14, 2026. Show us your #science!
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A great opportunity to attend the #Shigella meeting April 20-24, 2026! Abstract submissions are open! @shigellameeting.bsky.social #Microsky

Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!

Come and join us at @shigellameeting.bsky.social in Paris 2026. Registrations are now open! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home and follow the Shigella starter pack go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc (message to be added)! 215 days to go!

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The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance The 2024 WHO BPPL is a key tool for prioritising research and development investments and informing global public health policies to combat AMR. Gram-negative bacteria and rifampicin-resistant M tuber...

"Focused efforts and sustained investment in novel antibacterials are needed to address #AMR priority pathogens, which include #high-burden antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Salmonella and #Shigella spp..."
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Why not follow our @shigellameeting.bsky.social starterpack of people who are speaking at and attending the conference - please message to be added to the starter pack if you're planning on coming or we haven't found you yet! go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc

256 days to go! Keep your eye on the website and this social to stay up to date as we’ll be pushing registrations and releasing details of travel bursaries in September 📣