Early warning system exposes the rise of the gonorrhoea 'super-superbug'

By Kate Aubusson
Updated July 19 2017 - 8:49am, first published 8:43am
Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria cells are 'the bugs we can't afford to let get out of hand': Professor John Turnidge. Photo: Science Picture Co
Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria cells are 'the bugs we can't afford to let get out of hand': Professor John Turnidge. Photo: Science Picture Co

A critically drug-resistant strain of gonorrhoea dubbed a "super-superbug" has been detected in every Australian state and territory by a new national surveillance system.

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