Posts tagged syphilis

An alarming spike in the number of syphilis infections has been recorded in Melbourne over the past twelve months. This despite lockdown measures and social …

The cuts have forced the closure of two clinics in disadvantaged areas as well as SAMESH’s HIV counselling service, which provided free online and in-person counselling to people living with HIV.

Cairns appears to be the current centre of both infections.

“Rates of syphilis among men who have sex with men have been rising and are now at the highest levels in decades in several regions”

Syphilis infections are still responding well to treatment, but doctors warn some strains of gonorrhoea are becoming more resistant.

THE Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) has launched a new exhibition in Melbourne that looks back at Australia’s longest-running sexual health campaign. The Drama Downunder campaign has …

Continued high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in NSW, including those who are HIV positive, have prompted GPs to urge gay men to have have more regular HIV and STI testing

SYPHILIS rates among men who have sex with men have risen dramatically in Victoria over the past year, with a significant increase specifically in HIV-positive …

Australia has recorded a 10 percent annual rise in new HIV diagnoses – the largest jump in two decades – according to the latest official …

Victoria has seen a 13 percent drop in HIV notifications, Health Department figures show. The latest data from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Bulletin show 228 …