Las Vegas area sees 128 percent increase in syphilis
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#152BV)
The Southern Nevada Health District has identified a 128 percent increase in reported syphilis cases in Clark County since 2012 and is now considering the increase to be an outbreak for early syphilis cases. The increase is seen mostly among men with 615 of the 694 cases diagnosed in 2015. Early syphilis is an infection ["]