The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) revealed the continent is in the grips of a dirty STI explosion not seen in over a decade.
Gonorrhea cases across Europe hiked a staggering 303% since 2015, clocking in at 106,331 painful infections, while syphilis cases more than doubled over the same period, topping more than 45,550 cases.
Meanwhile, congenital syphilis — where the dangerous infection passes directly from pregnant mothers to their newborns — nearly doubled in participating European countries between 2023 and 2024.
Health officials are blaming “widening gaps” in testing and lack of condom use for the nasty surge.
New strains from Africa, lack of protection and homosexuals are behind the surge.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sexually-transmitted-infections/sexually-transmitted-infections-are-reaching-record-highs-europe
The increases are being seen disproportionately in men who have sex with men (MSM). Gonorrhea and syphilis cases have risen by 221% and 65%, respectively, in MSM since 2015, mostly among younger MSM.
h/t Doctor Congo