Gonorrhoea and syphilis at record levels in 2022 New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows record levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in 2022.
Gonorrhoea diagnoses increased to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared to 2021 (54,961) and 16.1% compared to 2019 (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) – this is the highest number of diagnoses in any one year since records began in 1918
Infectious syphilis diagnoses increased to 8,692 in 2022, up 15.2% compared to 2021 (7,543) and 8.1% compared to 2019 – this is the largest annual number since 1948.
See also:
- Gonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England BBC News
- How rife is gonorrhoea in YOUR area? Map reveals where the clap is most prevalent The Daily Mail
- Syphilis cases at highest level for 75 years in England last year The Guardian
- Syphilis and Gonorrhoea hit record levels in England The Independent
- Gonorrhoea and syphilis STI diagnoses in England hit record levels, latest figures show Sky News
- Syphilis and gonorrhoea: What are the symptoms, how do you catch the STIs and how are they treated? Sky News
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