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Celebrating Pride abroad?

Take care of your health and be aware of your risks at international Pride events

Updated: 21 May 2025
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Increase in drug resistant gonorrhoea reported in UK travellers

Travelling abroad? Be aware of your risk of sexually transmitted infections and protect yourself for a safe and enjoyable trip

Updated: 01 May 2025

Sex and travel: sexually transmitted infections

Advice about reducing risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during travel

Updated: 09 December 2025

HIV and AIDS

Careful pre-travel planning and preparation is required for people who are living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)

Updated: 17 May 2024

Sexually transmitted infections

Updated: 05 June 2025
17 October 2025
Germany + North Rhine-Westphalia

Extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoeae in Germany

As of 9 October 2025, a total of four locally acquired cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Neisseria gonorrhoea were reported in 2025. A strong molecular connection was confirmed between three of these cases. All infections occurred in heterosexual adults living in the same geographical region of Germany, with no recent history of travel abroad. These are the first known locally acquired XDR/MDR Neisseria gonorrhoea cases in Germany. Please see UKHSA guidance on gonorrhoea for further details.

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