is gonorrhoea a notifiable infection
Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable disease in the United States. Infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae, like those resulting from Chlamydia trachomatis, are a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the United States.n 2013, a total of 333,004 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the United States, yielding a rate of 106.1 cases per 100,000 population (Table 1). The rate decreased 0.6% since 2012; however, the rate increased 8.2% overall during 2009â2013.