Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011

E J Savage; K Marsh; S Duffell; C A Ison; A Zaman; G Hughes

doi:10.2807/ese.17.29.20224-en

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Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011
E J Savage¹ , K Marsh¹ , S Duffell¹ , C A Ison¹ , A Zaman¹ , G Hughes¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom

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E Savage
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Citation style for this article: Savage E J, Marsh K, Duffell S, Ison C A, Zaman A, Hughes G. Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011 . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(29):pii=20224. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.29.20224-en Received: 13 Jul 2012

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.