Syphilis, Gonorrhea — Worldwide/Unknown
The Statesman Journal reported that Oregon’s syphilis and gonorrhea rates have increased dramatically in recent years. Syphilis prevalence recently tied high numbers from more than 2 decades ago and is now twice the national average. Gonorrhea rates saw a sharp 18-percent increase between 2012 and 2013. Dr. Sean Schafer, a medical epidemiologist with the Oregon Health Authority, thinks the numbers are distressing. “We haven’t seen numbers like this since the late 1980s, early 1990s. And this
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