Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe
STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports.
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"These infections can cause severe complications, such as chronic pain and infertility and, in the case of syphilis, problems with the heart or nervous system."
— Bruno Ciancio , Academic
"Congenital syphilis cases - where infections pass directly to newborns, leading to potentially lifelong complications - had nearly doubled from 2023 to 2024."
— Bruno Ciancio , Academic
"Vi rekommenderar att länder agerar på flera nivåer."
— Lina Nerlander , Academic
"Verwenden Sie Kondome bei neuen oder mehreren Sexualpartnern und lassen Sie sich testen, wenn Symptome wie Schmerzen, Ausfluss oder Wunden auftreten."
— Bruno Ciancio , Academic
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STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports.
En 2024, las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) alcanzaron niveles récord en Europa, con un aumento significativo de gonorrea y sífilis, según informes del Centro Europeo para la Prevención y el Control de las Enfermedades (ECDC). España figura entre los países más afectados.
Bakteriella sexuellt överförbara könssjukdomar ökar kraftigt i Europa, med rapporterade fall av gonorré och syfilis som når rekordhöga nivåer, enligt den europeiska smittskyddsmyndigheten ECDC.
Across Europe, cases of gonorrhoea reached 106,331 in 2024, a 303% increase on 2015. Chlamydia remains the most frequently reported STI, with 213,443 cases.
Laut der Europäischen Gesundheitsbehörde ECDC sind Chlamydien die am häufigsten gemeldete sexuell übertragbare Infektion. Eine Erklärung für den Anstieg ist ein Rückgang bei der Nutzung von Kondomen.
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