Latest Expedited Articles - Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - April 30, 2026

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Dispatch Suspected Sexual Transmission of Dermatophilosis among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Barcelona, Spain, 2025–2026

Vicente Descalzo, Albert Moreno-Mingorance, Patricia Álvarez-López, Paula Salmerón, Jorge N. García-Pérez, Ferran P. Pericás-Cladera, Jordi Arcarons, Guillem Puigsech-Boixeda, Ilaria Furlan, Ester del Barrio-Tofiño, Sol M. San José, Nieves Larrosa, Vicenç Falcó, Mayli Lung, Maider Arando, and Juan José González-López

Abstract Dermatophilosis is considered a zoonotic infection. We report 9 cases among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain, during December 2025–March 2026. Whole-genome sequencing revealed highly related isolates forming a distinct lineage within the genus Dermatophilus. Epidemiologic and clinical features of the cases support human-to-human transmission via sexual contact.

Volume 32, Number 6 - June 2026

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Dispatch Suspected Sexual Transmission of Dermatophilosis among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Lyon and Paris, France, 2025–2026

Matthieu DegrezeComments to Author , François Durupt, Marine Ibranosyan, Anne-Lise Maucotel, Audrey Lapendry, Laurie Gouillon, Matthieu Godinot, and Maxime Bonjour

Abstract We report a genomically linked cluster of 9 Dermatophilus congolensis cutaneous infections diagnosed within 2 months among men who have sex with men in Lyon and Paris, France, 2025–2026. Genomic similarity and shared sexual exposures strongly suggest interhuman sexual transmission of this zoonotic bacterium.

Volume 32, Number 6 - June 2026

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