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Interview: Nurses urged to have ‘a lower threshold’ for thinking about syphilis

Cahal McQuillan

08 June 2026

With syphilis at its highest rate since the 1940s and gonorrhoea edging toward being untreatable, Helen Fifer, consultant microbiologist with the sexually transmitted infection (STI) team at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) describes the shifting STI landscape and explains what the latest data means for those on the front line of care.

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