Syphilis -- Japan
The [annual] number of syphilis cases in Japan hit 6000 for the first time in 50 years this month [November 2018], and officials are rushing to nip the epidemic in the bud ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The problem is they have no idea what's causing it.
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, as of 19 Nov [2018], there have been 6096 cases of the sexually transmitted disease in the country [in 2018], the 1st time that number broke 6000 since 1970.
The highest
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6175741&promed&0
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