For 2022, 70 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported in 28 EU/EEA countries, with a crude notification rate of 17.9 cases per 100 000 population.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 18-24 June 2023 and includes updates on swine influenza, COVID-19, West Nile virus, mass gatherings and gonorrhoea.
In 2019, a total of 117 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 28 EU/EEA Member States. The overall crude notification rate was 31.6 cases per 100 000 population.
The laboratories participating in the QA21 EQA scheme for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of N. gonorrhoeae showed good levels of competency and capability in recovering and testing strains of unknown phenotype.
The surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) is essential for detecting emerging and increasing antimicrobial resistance. Since 2009, this surveillance has been co-ordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The quality-assured data produced can be used to inform treatment guidelines.