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PRO/EDR> Syphilis, gonococcal disease, chlamydia – USA (03): (CA) incr. incidence, 2015

Chlamydia, HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, Gonorrhea -- United StatesPublic health officials are calling the increase of sexually transmitted diseases staggering, as the number of gonorrhea and chlamydia cases increase by the hundreds each year in Santa Barbara County.Reported cases of gonorrhea almost tripled between 2013 and 2015, while chlamydia increased 22.6 percent and cases of syphilis -- which was nearly eradicated in the 1990s -- more than doubled in the same 3 years.Theories for the increase include Read more [...]