Data from Queensland Health showed that the rate of gonorrhea more than doubled on the Sunshine Coast, one of Australia’s most popular backpacking destinations, in the past 12 months, to 157 reported infections. The five year average for this period of time was 67 cases. The latest figures also reflect increasing numbers of women are testing positive for the STI. Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health... 

New figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 2016 show a disturbing rise in sexually transmitted diseases, including record rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, particularly among young and pregnant women, gay and bisexual men. The CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report says that 2 million cases were reported overall in 2016. Over 75% of...