Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Syphilis, gonococcal disease, chlamydia – USA (02): (IL) incr. incidence, 2015

PRO/EDR> Syphilis, gonococcal disease, chlamydia – USA (02): (IL) incr. incidence, 2015

Sexually Transmitted Infection, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia -- United StatesIllinois has more in common with Indiana than a shared state border. The Land of Lincoln joined its Hoosier neighbor with an increase in syphilis cases last year [2015], according to new public health data. Early syphilis cases -- which include primary, secondary and early latent stage cases, all in the first 12 months -- rose in Illinois from 1,682 in 2014 to 1,974 last year, according to the Illinois Department of Public Read more [...]