HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, Gonorrhea -- Australia
A leading sexual health group says a focus on regular testing and destigmatisation is behind a steady increase in diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections in the ACT [Australian Capital Territory]. Notifications of HIV, syphilis, and gonorrhea all increased in the territory between 2006 and 2015.
A particularly sharp increase was recorded for gonorrhea, rising from 8.1 instances per 100 000 people in 2006 to 32.6 per 100 000 by 2015. Syphilis notifications went up from 4.2 per 100 000
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