Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2024, with reported cases of gonorrhea jumping by nearly half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said as it released its most recent data on Thursday.
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Syphilis cases rose by 34% from the previous year to more than 35,000, and chlamydia cases by 16% to more than 216,000. Gonorrhoea cases jumped by 48% to more than 70,000.
“The numbers paint a stark picture, one that needs our immediate attention and action,” said ECDC director Andrea Ammon in a press conference on the data.
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