#gonorrhoea — Public Fediverse posts
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Sexually transmitted infections are surging in Europe.
In May the European Union’s Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported that in 2024, the most recent year for which it has compiled figures, there were some 100 000 cases of gonorrhoea in Europe, more than three times as many as in 2015. Cases of syphilis more than doubled, to around 46 000.
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Why a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe should worry everybody | Peter Beyer https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/30/sexually-transmitted-infections-europe-world-drug-resistant-bacteria-amr #GlobalDevelopment #GlobalHealth #DrugResistance #Antibiotics #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #Drugs #Business #Health #Science #Gonorrhoea #SexualHealth #Europe
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The Guardian view on antibiotics: recent breakthroughs are great news, but humanity is losing the bigger race | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/29/the-guardian-view-on-antibiotics-recent-breakthroughs-are-great-news-but-humanity-is-losing-the-bigger-race #Antibiotics #Drugs #Science #DrugResistance #Health #InfectiousDiseases #Gonorrhoea #MedicalResearch #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #Doctors #WorldHealthOrganization #ArtificialIntelligenceAi #...
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New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/health-antibiotic-resistance-drugs-superbugs-sexually-transmitted-gonorrhoea #Pharmaceuticalsindustry #WorldHealthOrganization #Infectiousdiseases #Globaldevelopment #Fertilityproblems #Medicalresearch #Drugresistance #Globalhealth #Sexualhealth #Microbiology #Gonorrhoea #Worldnews #Business #Society #Science #Health #USnews #Drugs
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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
https://daily-twerk.com/science/clap-sceptics-attack-gonorrhoea-vaccine/
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Alas, too late for members of the current United States mis-administration.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/21/world-first-gonorrhoea-vaccine-rollout-england
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England is vaccinating men who are a bit of a goer against gonorrhoea in a world first. The vaccine is normally given to babies against meningitis, but it's expected to slash these gonorrhoea cases by a third https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/world-first-gonorrhoea-vaccine-launched-by-nhs-england-as-infections-soar/ar-AA1Fa954
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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
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New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/14/new-gonorrhoea-treatment-gepotidacin-hailed-breakthrough-drug-resistance #Medicalresearch #Drugresistance #Sexualhealth #Antibiotics #Gonorrhoea #Worldnews #Science #Society #Health #Women
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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.https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1079168 #science #medicine #AntibioticsResistance
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Gonorrhea cases hit record high as STIs soar in Europe.
Cases of syphilis and gonorrhoea rose significantly from 2022 to 2023.
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Sexually transmitted infections continue to surge in Europe https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/sexually-transmitted-infections-continue-to-surge-in-europe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chlamydia #ECDC #gonorrhoea #Sexuallytransmitteddiseases #STD
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#Gonorrhoea getting more drug-resistant and ‘may become untreatable’ - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/15/gonorrhoea-getting-more-drug-resistant-and-may-become-untreatable "Most of those affected were in their 20s, heterosexual, and acquired the infection abroad, though some had no travel history"
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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.
[2024-06-10 11:52 UTC]
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R to @ECDC_EU: Data from our latest report shows isolates resistant to #ceftriaxone – the recommended antibiotic for treating #gonorrhoea. These strains also displayed extensive drug resistance (XDR) and multidrug resistance (MDR), further limiting treatment options.
[2024-06-10 11:52 UTC]
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R to @ECDC_EU: Learn more about #SafeSex in our news item here: https://bit.ly/4e4LJfH
Watch and listen to our videos and podcasts on #STIs and safe sex on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ECDCSafeSexYT
#STIs #Mpox #AIDS #HIV #Gonorrhoea #Syphilis #Chlamydia #HPV
[2024-06-04 08:17 UTC]
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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.
[2024-06-04 08:17 UTC]
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WHO warns of intensified antimicrobial resistance, updating priority pathogen list https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/who-warns-of-intensified-antimicrobial-resistance-updating-priority-pathogen-list/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #gonorrhoea #hera #salmonella #tuberculosis
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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 -
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
#gonorrhoea #chlamydia #syphilis #LGV #salmonella #greencities
[2024-03-07 16:30 UTC]
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RT by @ECDC_EU: New! @ECDC_EU exceedance analysis by Nerlander L & al. of #gonorrhoea surveillance data from #EU_EEA countries indicates that exceedance started in May 2022 in 🚺aged 20–24 and in August 2022 in 🚺aged 15-19 and was detected in most months between July 2022 and June 2023
[2024-03-07 16:39 UTC]
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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.
[2024-03-07 15:08 UTC]
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'#Gonorrhoea found to be on rise in nearly every council area in #England and #Wales
Increase in #syphilis also recorded in most council areas as #SexualHealth services face greater demand, says #LGA report' '...but also to government cuts to sexual health services. '
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/20/gonorrhoea-found-to-be-on-rise-in-nearly-every-council-area-in-england-and-wales
#ToryPoliciesInAction #PublicHealth #Health #UnderfundingPublicServices #BreakThenPrivatise -
RT OtiliaMårdh
Interested in working with @ECDC_EU for a #systematicreview of the #prevalence of #chlamydia, #gonorrhoea, #syphilis and #trichomoniasis in Europe? Deadline for expressing interest through eTendering is 05 July 2023. Details here: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc/procurement-and-grants🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/otilias2012/status/1674763964339585025
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#Gonorrhoea and #syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England #SexualHealth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65810160