Gonorrhoea Surveillance

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmissible infection, caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. It usually infects the genital area, but can also affect the throat, anus and eyes. Gonorrhoea affects both men and women.

Some strains, especially those overseas, are resistant to antibiotics. If a single strain is resistant to several different types of antibiotics, it is called a multi-drug-resistant strain and can be much harder to treat.

Information on multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea is available on the Gonorrhoea Health Alert web page.

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program (AGSP)

The Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program annual reports document trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from all Australian states and territories.

AGSP Annual Reports

The annual reports document AMR trends in notified cases of gonorrhoea occurring in Australia.

• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Annual Report, 2017 (PDF 212 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Annual Report, 2017 (Word 121 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Annual Report, 2016 (PDF 235 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Annual Report, 2016 (Word 105 KB)

Previous published versions of the gonorrhoea annual reports are available in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) journal.

AGSP Quarterly Reports

The quarterly reports document AMR trends in notified cases of gonorrhoea occurring in Australia.

2018

• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2018 (PDF 181 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2018 (Word 57 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 April to 30 June 2018 (PDF 100 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 April to 30 June 2018 (Word 54 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 January to 31 March 2018 (PDF 97 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 January to 31 March 2018 (Word 56 KB)

2017

• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2017 (PDF 76 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2017 (Word 53 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 April to 30 June 2017 (PDF 64 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 April to 30 June 2017 (Word 54 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 January to 31 March 2017 (PDF 59 KB)
• Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program Quarterly Report, 1 January to 31 March 2017 (Word 57 KB)

Previous published versions of the gonorrhoea quarterly reports are available in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) journal.

Gonorrhoea notification data

Gonorrhoea notification data are available on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) web page and published in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) journal.