Syphilis -- Japan
For the 4th year in a row, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo (NIID) has reported more than 5000 syphilis cases in the country. In 2020, 5784 syphilis cases were reported in Japan, with 1550 reported in Tokyo (26.8%) and 889 (15.4%) in Osaka.
Syphilis was a major issue in Japan until shortly after the end of World War II, but the total reported cases declined to several hundred annually until 2011, when a rebound began. In 2014, more than 1600 cases were reported, as
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