ABC News, 16th January 2018
Melbourne is facing a rapid increase in cases of the sexually transmitted diseases syphilis and gonorrhoea.
Data from the Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic shows the number of gonorrhoea infections has increased 30 per cent annually since 2015.
Read more of Gonorrhoea and syphilis on the rise among among heterosexual men and women in Melbourne
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