[Etiological structure of dysentery in the republic of Armenia].

In this work materials on the etiological structure of Shigella infections at different territories of Armenia are presented. Four Shigella species have been found to circulate in Armenia. The dominating etiological agent is S. flexneri with S. sonnei also playing an important role. The serological picture of S. flexneri is characterized by the prevalence of subserovar 2a.