Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
Armed with more than a decade’s worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men. The overall number of syphilis cases in the United States fell from 50,578 in 1990 to just 7,177 in 2003 perhaps because of a nationwide prevention campaign aimed at heterosexuals. Nevertheless, gay men have seen their rates rise significantl...Prostitutes Feared of Spreading Syphilis During World Cup
Tens of thousands of prostitutes catering to World Cup fans in Germany may widen a syphilis outbreak currently confined to a border area in the west, said a German disease professor. // In remarks reported Saturday by the weekly news magazine Focus, Norbert Brockmeyer said, it was 'realistic' to believe that 20,000 to 30,000 prostitutes had entered Germany because of the tournament. <br...More Men Prompted for Syphilis Tests
According to the evaluations published in PLoS Medicine, an innovative social marketing campaign called "Healthy Penis," //which used humorous cartoon strips to encourage gay and bisexual men in San Francisco to get checked for syphilis, was associated with an increase in syphilis tests. The cartoons placed in a gay newspaper, and poster-sized reproductions were posted on the streets, o...Syphilis Rapid Test Ab - Rapid Test
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