Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
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Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning rises among women. Newly collated sexual health data from UNSW’s Kirby Institute shows 42,393 gonorrhoea notifications and 5,986 infectious syphilis notifications were...Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning rises among women. Newly collated sexual health data from the University of New South Wales’ Kirby Institute shows...
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Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning rises among women. Newly collated sexual health data from the University of New South Wales’ Kirby Institute shows...