HPSC reports spike in number of sexually transmitted infections

The majority of cases are of chlamydia, with 2,895 infections so far in 2023. File Picture.

There have been more than 5,000 cases of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) reported to the HSE in the first 11 weeks of 2023.

Over 1,000 of the 5,128 cases reported to the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre (HPSC) so far this year have come in the last fortnight.