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Article: ALACHUA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE ALERT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 12, 2008
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Alachua County issued the following news release:
Due to an alarming rise in the frequency of Chlamydia cases, Alachua County Health Department officials today urge residents and visitors to take precautions to limit their risk of exposure to Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases. This is an especially important message for students during Spring Break.
Last year in Alachua County the incidence of Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), increased to 2247 new infections, up 865 cases from the previous year. This increase is part of a progressively rising trend over the last ten years. The highest incidence, and the highest increase in incidence, was almost exclusively ...