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The county-level gonorrhoea incidence rates for all of mainland China was monitored through examining spatial patterns. Methods: County-level data on gonorrhoea cases between 2004 and 2009 were obtained from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention. Bayesian smoothing and exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) methods were used to characterise the spatial distribution pattern of gonorrhoea cases. Results: During the 6-year study period, the average annual gonorrhoea incidence was 12.41 cases per 100 000 people. Using empirical Bayes smoothed rates, the local Moran test identified one significant single-centre cluster and two significant multi-centre clusters of high gonorrhoea risk (all P-values &amp;lt;0.01). Conclusions: Bayesian smoothing and ESDA methods can assist public health officials in using gonorrhoea surveillance data to identify high risk areas. 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