GPs now required to notify syphilis cases, by fax

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GPs now required to notify syphilis cases, by fax

Keira Louise
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Jill Sherwood ESR
Former GP and ESR public health physician Jill Sherwood says notification and behavioural data for syphilis is important for combating its spread
As of Wednesday night, GPs are required to report syphilis, gonorrhoea, HIV and AIDS cases to the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd.