The number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in Northern Ireland in the past 12 months is not available. However, the number of new episodes of sexually transmitted diseases that were recorded at Genito-Urinary Medicine clinics across Northern Ireland during 2006 is presented in the following table.
Condition Number of new episodes (a) HIV 55 (b) Chlamydia 2,686 (c) Gonorrhoea 292 (d) Syphilis 82 (e) Anogenital Warts 3,100 (f) Anogential Herpes Simplex 418 Notes: 1. Figures relate to the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006. The figures are currently provisional and may subsequently change. 2. These figures relate to episodes of diagnosis and/or treatment of infection or disease and not individual people. Thus one individual may contribute to more than one episode. Source: Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland (CDSC (NI)).