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HIV And Gonorrhoea On The Rise In Australia
While Queensland Health says the number of reported HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the state is climbing, health authorities of Newcastle, the port city, are warning of an alarming spike in gonorrhoea cases.
There were 178 new cases of HIV reported in Queensland last year compared with 166 the year before.
Queensland's chief health officer Jeannette Young says the figures are worrying.
"That's the highest number that's ever been reported," she said.
Men made up 88 per cent of reported cases last year.
The highest notification rates were in the 25 to 34 age group.
Dr Young says the increase may be due to an aggressive campaign encouraging gay men to be tested.
However, she says now that treatments are available, people are more complacent about the importance of safe sex.
A new national HIV strategy will be considered by the Australian Health Ministers' Conference next month.
Meantime there are reports of a major increase in the number of people with Gonorrhoea in the port city of Newcastle this year. Hunter New England Health, a government agency, is urging people to have regular sexual health checks and to practise safe sex.
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). To date there have been 41 cases for 2010 compared to 9 for the same period in 2009, 29 cases in 2008 and 13 cases in 2007.
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