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Health Protection Scotland Reports On Trends In Herpes, Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Infections

In this report, ten year trend data on three of the major acute sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – genital herpes simplex type 1/2, genital chlamydia and gonorrhoea – are presented. All three datasets are extracted from laboratory diagnoses, reported to Health Protection Scotland (HPS) (herpes simplex and chlamydia) and the Scottish Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Reference Laboratory (SBSTIRL) (gonorrhoea).

The laboratory diagnoses should be distinguished from those reported to the Information Services Division of National Services Scotland (NSS) by genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic staff using the web-based STI Surveillance System (STISS) and/or the National Sexual Health IT system (NaSH).

The laboratory diagnostic dataset comprises all laboratory-confirmed diagnoses made in Scotland, while the STISS dataset includes diagnoses made in the GUM clinic setting. The STISS dataset is more comprehensive, including epidemiological data such as sexual orientation, while the laboratory dataset is characterised by complete coverage reflecting testing by all service providers.

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Extract taken from Health Protection Scotland