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. 2012 Jul 19;17(29):20224.

Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011

E J Savage  1 , K Marsh, S Duffell, C A Ison, A Zaman, G Hughes
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Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011

E J Savage et al. Euro Surveill. .
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Abstract

There has been a rapid rise in the number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England during 2011, an increase of 25% and 10% respectively. Large increases of both gonorrhoea (61%) and syphilis (28%) were observed among men who have sex with men. Although these rises can partly be attributed to increased testing, ongoing high-levels of unsafe sexual behaviour probably contributed to the rise. The rise in gonorrhoea rates is worrying in an era of decreased susceptibility to treatments.

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