Syphilis cases at highest level for 75 years in England last year

UKHSA figures also show gonorrhoea diagnoses rose by 50% to 82,600 – the most since records began in 1918

Cases of syphilis were at their highest level in 75 years in England last year while gonorrhoea cases reached a record high, figures show.

The UK Health Security Agency is urging people to use condoms, calling them “the best line of defence”, and advises people to go for a test if they have recently had unprotected sex.