Shocking rise in STDs reported in Ottawa
Posted Jan 28, 2011 06:19:59 AM.
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Ottawa’s STD has continued to rise.
Ottawa’s Public Health officer told councillors Thursday that its especially rampant among young adults. He said the spread of sexually transmitted infections here in the capital is the highest it’s been in 10 years.
Over the past decade there has been an 89 percent increase in chlaymydia and a 4,900 percent increase in syphilis.
The shocking increase is a major reason why the city’s public-health department has asked for an eleven percent hike in its budget.
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