MDH: STD rate highest ever in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health says the rate of sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota continued to rise in 2008. In fact, the report says it's the highest ever (emphasis mine):
"The number of reported bacterial STDs reached their highest level ever with 17,650 cases reported. This represents an overall increase of 3.5% from the previous year and is part of a continued trend observed over the past ten years. The change in incidence rates varied by disease, with chlamydia increasing by 7%, primary/secondary syphilis doubling, and gonorrhea decreasing by 12%"
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