Gonorrhea -- Australia
Queensland health experts are concerned after 2 cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea were identified amid a surge in overall cases.
The overall cases of the sexually transmitted infection [STI] have more than doubled since 2014, when 2276 cases were recorded. This year, 4920 cases were identified.
Dr Amy Jennison, acting chief scientist of Public Health Microbiology, Forensic and Scientific Services (FSS) Queensland Health, said the strain of extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea (XDR) was
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