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Outbreaks and incidents relating to sexually transmitted or sexually transmissible infections in England

Outbreak and incident management is a core element of sexual health commissioning and this briefing provides information on recent incidents across England and sets out recommendations for commissioners in local authorities.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Sexually transmitted infections
New action plan launched to combat emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales

Gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. In 2011, new diagnoses rose to nearly 21,000, jumping 25 per cent in one year. Over a third of cases were in men who have sex with men, up from around a quarter in 2010.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Sexually transmitted infections
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea: New US treatment guidelines

Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea is increasing in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its treatment recommendations, according to a report published in the February 15 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Published
20 February 2013
From
Medscape (requires free registration)
HIV and criminal law
Arizona Bill Seeks to Criminalize Intentional STI Exposures

Representative Lela Alston (D–Phoenix) said she authored HB 2218 after hearing about a woman in her district who contracted an STI from a man who did not disclose to her. 

Published
30 January 2013
From
Poz magazine news
Sexually transmitted infections
BMA seeks HPV vaccination for gay men

A vaccine against HPV should be extended to young gay men, the BMA has told the Department of Health

Published
14 January 2013
From
British Medical Association
Tuberculosis and HIV
Tuberculosis and STD prevalence is different worry during EU presidency

Lithuania's EU Presidency during 2013 brings the spotlight on the country's very high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and TB.

Published
11 January 2013
From
Baltic Times
Sexually transmitted infections
Single Administration of GenVec's Vaccine Provides Protective Immunity Against herpes simplex virus (HSV) in Pre-clinical Animal Models

Promising results in preclinical trial of a vaccine against the genital herpes virus, HSV2. GenVec, inc. disclosed that a single administration of its genetic vaccine was effective against HSV2 in two industry-accepted HSV disease models. Specifically, immunisation was shown to reduce viral shedding, and the recurrence and severity of lesions.

Published
18 December 2012
From
PR Newswire
Young people
Improved communication could reduce STD epidemic among black teenagers

Black urban teenagers from low-income families face a rate of sexually transmitted disease up to 10 times higher than their white counterparts, but recent studies have identified approaches to prevention programs that might reduce this problem.

Published
14 December 2012
From
Science Daily
Sexually transmitted infections
STI epidemic amongst gay men undoubtedly contributing to continuing high rate of HIV transmission

New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal in 2011 over a fifth of gay men (21%) diagnosed with HIV were simultaneously diagnosed with an acute STI such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea.  This compared with one in 25 heterosexual men and one in 30 heterosexual women.

Published
29 November 2012
From
NAT press release
Sexually transmitted infections
2012 European guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea in adults recommends dual antimicrobial therapy

The recommended treatment for uncomplicated Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections of the urethra, cervix, rectum and pharynx, when the antimicrobial sensitivity is unknown, is a combination of ceftriaxone 500 mg and azithromycin 2 g.

Published
22 November 2012
From
Eurosurveillance
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