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Fall in HIV among gay men could spell end for Britain’s epidemic, say experts

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The Guardian, 23/6/2017 A big drop in the numbers of gay men becoming infected with HIV in London may signal that the [HIV] epidemic in Britain can be brought to a close, public health experts believe. New data from Public Health England talks about the potential elimination of HIV, revealing the first downturn in the epidemic among gay and bisexual men since it began, thanks to a combination of...

Sexual health in Australia’s tropical north

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ABC Radio National Health Report, Monday 5 June 2017 5:45 PM There are currently epidemics of syphilis and HIV in young Indigenous people in Cairns. These epidemics are out of control, and have crossed borders to to the Northern Territory, and in the case of syphilis, to Western Australia and South Australia as well. But in better news, Cairns is a nation leader when it comes to clearing the...

Interactive infographics illustrating spike in Indigenous STI/BBV rates

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The following article contains interactive in infographics illustrating Indigenous rates of STIs/BBVs, compared to the non-Indigenous population. The graphic can be adjusted to display chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea, HIV & hepatitis B. 
‘A national shame’: Spike in Indigenous STI rates prompts call for urgent action  (scroll down for graphics)
 
 

‘Surveillance of STIs and blood-borne viruses in South Australia, 2015’: report

SA Health, January 2017 The SA Health report ‘Surveillance of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in South Australia, 2015’ is now available for downloading from the SA Health website. The Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB) conducts surveillance for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) in South Australia under the legislative framework...

Kirby releases new HIV, Hepatitis & STIs in Australia Report Card Website

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Holley Skene (SHine SA), December 1, 2016 For twenty years, the Kirby Institute has collected and analysed data relating to the occurrence of HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia. You can now explore the latest findings from the bloodborne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) 2016 Annual Surveillance Reports using the new website.  This...

2016 Aboriginal Surveillance Report of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs

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Kirby Institute, UNSW, November 2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to experience a disproportionate burden of disease. HIV notification rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have doubled over the past five years and rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis are 3, 10 and 6 times greater than the non–Indigenous population in 2015, with even...

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