Alaska reports big increase in gonorrhea, consistent with national trend
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#3RDSW)
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) is reporting a significant increase in gonorrhea cases that is occurring concurrently with a national trend of increasing sexually transmitted disease rates. In 2017, 2,190 gonorrhea cases were reported to SOE; the incidence rate was 297 cases per 100,000 persons, representing a 51% increase compared to 2016. Preliminary data indicate that Alaska's ["]
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