Gonorrhea and syphilis cases have risen sharply over the past decade, while declining condom use, uneven testing and growing antibiotic resistance complicate efforts to contain the spread.

Cases of gonorrhea and syphilis hit their highest levels in over a decade in 2024, with congenital syphilis cases doubling in a year

What has changed, according to clinical observations, is sexual behavior, Vice President of the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Electra Nicolaidou, notes