Syphilis -- United States
The Alabama Department of Public Health has issued a health advisory to inform the public of a rise in syphilis cases in north Alabama. Health officials have discovered 54 cases in Madison County so far this year [2016]. That's more than a 90 percent increase over the number of cases of primary and secondary syphilis that were seen in 2015.
"Most sexually transmitted disease cases continue to go undiagnosed and untreated," Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said. "We are
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