Trends in diagnoses of syphilis and gonorrhoea (GC) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe from reports published in the STI journal—results from a desk review
Setting | Data source | Period | GC | Syphilis |
Finland8 | National Infectious Disease Register | Jan–Aug 2020 (vs 2015–2019) | Stable | NR |
Sexual Health Clinic in Central London, UK10 | Clinic records | Week 50 2018–week 35 2020 | ↓ | NR |
HIV clinic in Athens, Greece11 | Clinic records | 2020 (vs previous 2 years) | ↑ | ↓ |
University Dermatology Department in Athens, Greece12 | Records from 2 referral centres | Mar–Oct 2020 (vs 2019) | ↓ | ↑ |
Denmark13 | National Infectious Diseases Surveillance Database | ↑ | ↑ | |
Two STI clinics in Milan, Italy14 | Clinic records | Mar–Apr 2020 (vs 2019) | ↑ | Stable (early) ↑ (secondary) |
STI/HIV clinic in Rome, Italy15 | Clinic records | 2020 (vs previous 3 years) | NR | ↓ |
Dermatovenereology clinic in Prague, Czech Republic16 | Clinic records | Mar 2020–Feb 2021 (vs previous 4 years) | NR | ↑ (early) |
NR, not reported.