Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Australia's 2024 sexual health report shows a concerning rise in common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) alongside a decline in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses.

Over the past decade, syphilis and gonorrhea cases more than doubled, with 5,866 and 44,210 diagnoses, respectively, in 2024, according to Australia's 2024 Sexual Health Check-up released Monday by the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute.

The new national surveillance data, released at the Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference in Australia's Adelaide, revealed significant gaps in sexual health testing alongside a sharp increase in syphilis and gonorrhea cases over the past decade.

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