Europe’s syphilis rate soars 70% since 2010
Since the early 2000s, syphilis has become more common in some countries than new cases of HIV, health experts say
12 July 2019 - 11:09
London — Syphilis cases have soared in Europe over the past decade and become, for the first time since the early 2000s, more common in some countries than new cases of HIV, health experts said on Friday.
Reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease are up by 70% since 2010, a report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) showed – with the rise driven by more unprotected sex and riskier sexual behaviour among gay men...
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