'Flesh eating' STI becoming more common in UK – so what is donovanosis?
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dailystar.co.ukSTI, known as Donovanosis, is becoming more common. Though it still remains exceptionally rare.Restrictions put in place by the coronavirus pandemic went some way to reducing the numbers.
In 2020, only 18 cases were reported. However, the number of cases in previous years were on the rise.Data from Public Health England shows that there were 30 reported cases of Donovanosis in the UK in 2019.
There were 19 in 2016, 26 in 2017 and 21 in 2018. London had the highest rates of the infection over the last five years, with 42.This was followed by the north west of England, where there were 21 cases.'Klebsiella granulomati' is a bacteria that causes ulcers around the genital area that can bleed.
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