British health authorities struggle to treat man with 'worst-ever' case of super-gonorrhoea


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  • Thursday, 29 Mar 2018

File photo showing a strain of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococcal bacteria that is responsible for gonorrhea among numerous white blood cells.PHOTOS: CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

LONDON: A man in Britain has contracted what has been described as the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea.

According to the BBC, the man picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in South-east Asia earlier this year. He also had a regular partner in Britain.

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