Syphilis Rates Spike Among U.S. Gay, Bisexual Men: CDC
Awareness and practicing safe sex are key to curbing the growing rate of syphilis, sexual health experts say
Thursday, April 6, 2017
THURSDAY, April 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Syphilis rates among gay and bisexual men have skyrocketed in the past two decades, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
In 2015, gay and bisexual men accounted for more than 60 percent of early stage syphilis cases overall. And the national rate of early stage syphilis for this group was estimated to be at 309 cases per 100,000, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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