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Data linkage was used to ascertain the proportion of LGV cases that were co-infected with HIV. \nResults \nThere were 208 notifications of LGV in NSW from 2006 to 2015; all were among men, with a median age of 42 years, and half were residents of inner-city Sydney. Annual notifications peaked at 57 (1.6 per 100,000 males) in 2010, declined to 16 (0.4 per 100,000 males) in 2014, and then increased to 34 (0.9 per 100,000 males) in 2015. Just under half (47.4%) of LGV cases were determined to be co-infected with HIV. \nConclusion \nThe number of LGV notifications each year has not returned to the low levels seen prior to the peak in 2010. 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