UK is to blame for 55% of Europe's 'gonorrhoea epidemic'
A report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, headquartered in Sweden, revealed the UK's rate of gonorrhoea per person is three times the European average. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)) Following a decline in notification rates in 2016, the number of gonorrhoea cases has gone up by 17% across the reporting EU/EEA countries with more than 89,000 confirmed diagnoses in 2017 -- equivalent to 240 cases a day. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 25, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea, syphilis rates skyrocket in N.W.T.: public health officer
The N.W.T. chief public health officer is issuing a public health advisory after seeing a dramatic rise in the rates of two STIs in the territory. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/North Source Type: news
The hand that shows gonorrhoea: Tiny blisters on the fingers and wrist of a 20-year-old woman
Doctors at the Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, diagnosed the woman with a disseminated gonorrhoea infection, meaning the STI had spread through her body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
British women with super gonorrhoea caught it after unprotected sex in Ibiza
SUPER gonorrhoea: Two British women who contracted ‘super gonorrhoea’ may have caught the infection in Ibiza, according to research into the spread of the STI. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First British woman with super-gonorrhoea caught it through unprotected sex on Ibiza holiday
One woman caught the antibiotic-resistant STI by having sex with multiple men in Ibiza, while another caught it when she had unprotected sex with a man who had just come home from the island. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)) Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across the EU/EEA countries with almost 500 000 reported cases between 2007 and 2016. The infection is treatable but Neisseria gonorrhoeae keep showing high levels of azithromycin resistance according to latest results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme. This antibiotic agent is part of the currently recommended therapy regimen for gonorrhoea and observed resistance patterns threaten its effectiveness. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 28, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections - Why South Africa Isn't Winning
[The Conversation Africa] Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious public health issue. It's estimated that globally, more than a million people are diagnosed with one or more sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhoea, chlamydia or syphilis every day. What's more concerning is that the prevalence of infection with chlamydia for example, have remained unchanged over the past 10 years despite better screening in developed countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Super gonorrhoea: Why your STI could become untreatable
The challenges facing health workers in the fight against the STI. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Super gonorrhoea: Why the STI could become untreatable
The challenges facing health workers in the fight against the STI. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Super gonorrhoea’ warning: Deadly STI in the UK - symptoms to look out for
GONORRHOEA is a sexually transmitted infection that ’s caused by a bacterial infection. Antibiotic-resistant strains have been spotted in the UK, and it’s been dubbed ‘super gonorrhoea’. These are the common symptoms and signs you should be looking out for. Are you at risk? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors told to DOUBLE the dose of antibiotics gonorrhoea patients are given
The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV has published new guidelines for doctors treating gonorrhoea and says they should be given a dose twice as high as current recommendations. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Super Gonorrhoea UK: What is super gonorrhoea? What are the symptoms?
SUPER GONORRHOEA is now making rounds in the UK, leading doctors to reissue advice for tackling the onset of developing sexually transmitted diseases. What is super gonorrhoea and what are the symptoms? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Super-gonorrhoea spread causes 'deep concern'
Two women pick up the hard-to-treat infection, and a European party destination is one line of inquiry. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
English man catches super gonorrhoea in world first case
Public Health England chiefs have issued an alert regarding the possible spread of the bug - which proved resistant to recommended treatment. The man's identity is unknown. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
