Report finds cases of STDs reach all-time high in California
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
Updated May 15, 2018 09:38 AM
LOS ANGELES
The number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in California reached a record high last year and officials are particularly concerned by a spike in stillbirths due to congenital syphilis, state health authorities said Monday.
More than 300,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in 2017, a 45 percent increase from five years ago, according to data released by the California Department of Public Health.
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