<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:14 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Sex bug surging in the UK — 7 symptoms to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/285x214/2187453_1.jpg"/><br><br>Experts say this infection is 'more common than people realise'.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Hanna Geissler]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), NHS, Antibiotics, Shigella infection, UK Health Security Agency, sexually transmitted infection, antibiotic resistance</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/2187453_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shigella is spread through contact with infected people or contaminated surfaces]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/2187453_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shigella is spread through contact with infected people or contaminated 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(STIs), Antibiotics, Health (section), Sexual health, Drug-resistant infections, Gonorrhoea, Asia-Pacific tourism</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/2179970_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health experts have issued a warning about a rise in "difficult-to-treat" infections]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/2179970_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health experts have issued a warning about a rise in "difficult-to-treat" infections]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror as sick rapist deliberately infects 7 victims with HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2179228_1.jpg"/><br><br>Adam Hall, who was not taking his prescribed medication for HIV, targeted young and vulnerable men.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Toby Codd]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Crime, Court news, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Sexual health, Adam Hall, HIV transmission, sexual offences, Newcastle Crown Court</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2179228_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Hall was found guilty after a lengthy trial]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Northumbria Police]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2179228_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Hall was found guilty after a lengthy trial]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Northumbria Police]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror as paedophile ring caught selling sex with little boys to men with HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2169800_1.jpg"/><br><br>Authorities in the West African country said the depraved operation dates back to 2017.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Crime, Police, Senegal paedophile ring, Pierre Robert, child sexual abuse, HIV transmission</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2169800_1.jpg" 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Sep 2025 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Kate Lally]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>NHS, Dementia, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), syphilis, UK Health Security Agency, dementia risk, STI increase</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/2112798_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It can lead to severe complications]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Teera Konakan via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/2112798_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It can lead to severe complications]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Teera Konakan via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police uncover potential 318 victims of HIV-infected rapist Jonathan Carl]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2110883_1.jpg"/><br><br>Carl was jailed earlier this year but police are now appealing to hundreds of men who they fear may have been raped by the hairdresser.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Paul Jeeves]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Metropolitan Police, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), LGBTQ, Jonathan Carl, HIV-infected rapist, Metropolitan Police investigation, LGBT community safety.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2110883_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Carl  Sex beast Jonathan Carl was jailed earlier this year after being 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