Gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia: sexually transmitted diseases are spreading in the EU. Young women in particular are affected.
The EU agency advises: talk about sex! The number of gonorrhea cases increased by almost half in the countries examined and reached almost 71,000, reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) It released its latest data on Thursday. The number. of syphilis cases rose by 34 percent to more than 35,000 in 2022 compared to the. previous year.