University of Limerick warns of STI outbreak

The University of Limerick is working closely with the HSE following “an outbreak” of sexually transmitted diseases on campus.

An “urgent alert” was issued to the student population by the UL Student Health Centre advising of “an outbreak of gonorrhoea and chlamydia on campus”.

The email was sent yesterday warning the university population: “These are sexually transmitted diseases as a result of unprotected anal, vaginal or oral sex.”