Sex disease spreading across Europe

A sexually transmitted infection that has previously only been seen in the developing world is spreading across western Europe, according to experts. As the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk reports, London is among a number of major cities that have reported outbreaks of lymphomagranuloma venereum (LGV). The 24 cases in England have been in gay men but both sexes can contract LGV through unprotected sex, experts say. Symptoms of the infection include genital ulcers and swelling of the groin, but it can be easily treated using antibiotics. In recent months, outbreaks of LGV have been reported in Rotterdam, Antwerp, Paris, Stockholm and Hamburg. This week, two men in New York were also diagnosed with the disease.