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Gonorrhoea

How do we keep gonorrhoea treatable?

ECDC updated its gonorrhoea response plan to support EU Member States with the control of the threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea in a multidisciplinary approach.

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Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe

A total of 100 673 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 28 EU/EEA Member States for 2018. Rates of reported gonorrhoea infection vary considerably across the EU/EEA, with higher rates reported in northern Europe.

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Drug-resistance of gonorrhoea in the EU

Each year we test susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to the antibiotics commonly used to treat gonorrhoea. Get the results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP).

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Publication

Gonorrhoea - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Publication

Gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance in Europe, 2018

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Nov 2019

Publication

Gonorrhoea - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Publication

Gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance in Europe, 2018

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Nov 2019

News

Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe

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News

Extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea: risk of further dissemination within and across Europe

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News

Gonorrhoea: drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe

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News

Health risks during the Carnival season in Brazil

Epidemiological update -
Sep 2017

Event

31st Congress of IUSTI-Europe on Sexually Transmitted Infections

31 Aug 2017 - 2 Sep 2017
Helsinki, Finland
Sep 2014

Event

2014 IUSTI Europe Congress “Migration, recreation, and sexual health”

18 Sep 2014 - 20 Sep 2014
City: St. Julian’s, Country: Malta
Sep 2011

Event

Health Protection 2011Archived

13 Sep 2011 - 14 Sep 2011
University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Data

Presentation: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Data

Table 1: Number and rate of reported confirmed gonorrhoea cases per 100 000 population, EU/EEA, 2010–2014

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Data

Figure 4. Percentage of gonorrhoea infections by transmission category and gender (n=56 695), EU/EEA, 2014

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Data

Figure 6. Number of reported confirmed gonorrhoea cases by gender and transmission category, EU/EEA countries reporting consistently, EU/EEA, 2009−2014

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Surveillance and disease data

Microbiology

The surveillance of gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance in Europe is essential for detecting emerging and increasing antimicrobial resistance and making quality-assured data available to inform revisions of treatment guidelines.

Prevention and control

Guidance and tools

Migrant health

Assessing the burden of key infectious diseases affecting migrant populations in the EU/EEA

Facts

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria.

Related diseases

Disease / public health area

Chlamydia infection

Disease / public health area

Congenital syphilis

Disease / public health area

Hepatitis B

Disease / public health area

Hepatitis C

Disease / public health area

HIV infection and AIDS

Disease / public health area

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Disease / public health area

Syphilis

Disease programmes and networks

European Network for STI Surveillance

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Nov 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Population-level antimicrobial consumption is associated with decreased antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 24 European countries: an ecological analysis.

Apr 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The resurgence of syphilis in high-income countries in the 2000s: A focus on Europe

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Substantial underdiagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men in Europe: Preliminary findings from a multicentre surveillance pilot

Jan 2019