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Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea
Statutory notification
Gonorrhoea is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (PDF 208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(
N. gonorrhoeae
) bacteria.
Transmission
: Gonorrhoea is passed on by unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex with an infected person. An infected mother can pass gonorrhoea on to her baby during childbirth, causing serious eye infections.
Incubation period
: From 1 to 14 days but may be longer, though many remain asymptomatic.
Infectious period
: Infected persons are presumed to be infectious. Without treatment, infection can persist for months.
Case exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Contact exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Treatment
: Antibiotic treatment as recommended by the Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections - WA and
WA STI/HIV Control Supplement for endemic regions
.
Immunisation
: None available.
Case follow-up
: Is the responsibility of health care providers.
Guidelines
Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections - WA
WA STI/HIV Control Supplement for endemic regions
Other WA and National policies and guidelines
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
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Public Health