#China has a big
#STD problem with
#supergonorrhea, study finds
#DrugResistant #gonorrhea is a growing problem—one that doesn't heed borders
Study surveyed gonorrhea—Neisseria gonorrhoeae—from around China and found prevalence of
#ceftriaxone-resistant isolates nearly tripled between 2017 and 2021. Ceftriaxone-resistant strains made up roughly 8% of the nearly 3,000 bacterial isolates collected from gonorrhea infections in 2022. That's up from just under 3% in 2017.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/super-gonorrhea-rate-quickly-triples-in-china-now-40x-higher-than-us/