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  1. Clap sceptics attack gonorrhoea vaccine

    News of the rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccine has been met with a rash of scepticism on social media. Some mock concern over 'a bit of pus'.

    #AntiVaccine #gonorrhoea #news

    daily-twerk.com/science/clap-s

  2. A lot of people I know don’t seem to have heard this, but the #MenB vaccine shows ~40% efficacy against #gonorrhoea and is well worth a shot (ba-dum-tish) if you are gay/bi/msm man on #PrEP ± #doxyPEP. JCVI recommended it back in 2023 but Tories and now Shit-wipe Streeting of the Red Fascists have sat on their hands as with doxyPEP. In UK, Boots offer MenB for ~£100

    gov.uk/government/publications

    queerhealth.info/projects/menb

  3. 2-Apr-2025
    New #antibiotic for multidrug resistant #superbug
    Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes #gonorrhoea.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #medicine #AntibioticsResistance

  4. R to @ECDC_EU: A total of 70 881 confirmed cases of #gonorrhoea were reported in 28 EU/EEA countries in 2022, representing a 48% increase over 2021.

    The notification rate for the EU/EEA in 2022 is the highest recorded since European surveillance of #STIs began in 2009.

    bit.ly/3XcHd93

    [2024-06-10 11:52 UTC]

  5. R to @ECDC_EU: Learn more about #SafeSex in our news item here: bit.ly/4e4LJfH

    Watch and listen to our videos and podcasts on #STIs and safe sex on YouTube: bit.ly/ECDCSafeSexYT

    #STIs #Mpox #AIDS #HIV #Gonorrhoea #Syphilis #Chlamydia #HPV

    [2024-06-04 08:17 UTC]

  6. R to @ECDC_EU: The warning comes as our data revealed concerning increasing trends in the transmission of infections such as #chlamydia, #gonorrhoea & #syphilis.

    This shows a need for a better understanding of the importance of safer sex.

    #SafeSex #TestTreatPrevent

    [2024-06-04 08:17 UTC]

  7. I'm off to the #BASHH conference in #Bournemouth next month, but my coach tickets mean I'm going to have to leave early.

    Just checking the program to see what I'm going to miss:
    + BASHH national guidelines
    + #Scabies Guidelines - What's new for 2024?
    + #DoxyPEP Guideline Update
    + Management of #Gonorrhoea Guide

  8. RT by @ECDC_EU: Check out our new issue with a rapid communication on the rise of #STI cases across #Europe & a #Perspective as part of our annual theme on impact of #urbanisation on #infectiousdisease

    🗞️bit.ly/eus2910

    #gonorrhoea #chlamydia #syphilis #LGV #salmonella #greencities

    [2024-03-07 16:30 UTC]

  9. R to @ECDC_EU: In 2022, the number of reported cases saw a significant increase compared to 2021, with #gonorrhoea cases rising by 48%, #syphilis - 34% & #chlamydia - 16%.

    Cases of #LymphogranulomaVenereum (#LGV) & #CongenitalSyphilis have also substantially increased.

    bit.ly/STIs2024ECDC

    [2024-03-07 15:08 UTC]