England: Syphilis cases up 12 percent, Most cases in nearly 70 years

While the overall sexually transmitted infections (STI) reported last year in England saw a decrease, syphilis cases bucked this trend with a 12 percent increase in 2016 compared to 2015. There were 5,920 diagnoses of syphilis reported in 2016 in England, the most cases reported since 1949. According to Public health officials, the increase in cases ["]

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