Venereal disease mystery as syphilis hits record high

By Harriet Alexander
Updated September 19 2014 - 11:08am, first published 10:44am
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig
Diagnosis: More than 1760 Australians were diagnosed with syphilis in 2013, a 34 per cent increase since 2009. Photo: Peter Braig