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Why exactly are STIs spreading more and more across Australia? • Apr. 18, 2025, 11:51 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

New antibiotic could be an effective treatment for drug-resistant gonorrhea • Apr. 15, 2025, 2:07 AM ET (NBC)

King K. Holmes, 87, Dies; Researcher Destigmatized Study of S.T.I.s • Apr. 9, 2025, 12:56 AM ET (New York Times)

Kenya misses male circumcision target, putting HIV, STI prevention goals at risk • Apr. 6, 2025, 4:31 PM ET (Nation.Africa)

A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered • Apr. 5, 2025, 12:22 AM ET (New York Times)

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Also Known As	sexually transmitted infection • STD • venereal disease • VD

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AIDS syphilis herpes simplex gonorrhea lymphogranuloma venereum pelvic inflammatory disease proctitis chancroid granuloma inguinale pediculosis pubis bloodborne disease malaria polio influenza smallpox parasitic disease yellow fever guinea worm disease zoonotic disease bird flu

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