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| US syphilis up for seventh straight year
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By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
2 hours, 21 minutes ago
CHICAGO - U.S. syphilis cases climbed for the seventh straight year in 2007, and increases in the disease among gay men and blacks largely contributed, government researchers reported Wednesday.
The trend can be partly blamed on too few gay men getting recommended annual screenings for syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing studies released at an STD conference in Chicago.
While the number of cases still is relatively low — 11,181 last year — the trend worries public health officials, who say better awareness and screening is needed.
About 60 percent of syphilis cases last year occurred in gay men, compared with just 5 percent in 1999, according to preliminary CDC data presented at the conference.
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