Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 10:31:17 GMT -6
An explosion of reported early syphilis cases in Clark County since 2012 has been deemed an outbreak by the Southern Nevada Health District.
Reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease have skyrocketed 128 percent in Southern Nevada since 2012, with 694 new-onset cases of the disease confirmed in 2015, the health district said.
An early syphilis case is one that has been contracted over the past 12 months, the health district said in a statement.
"We are considering this an outbreak because disease rates in our community are continuing to climb and we see no plateau at this point," health district Chief Health Officer Dr. Joe Iser said in the statement.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/syphilis-outbreak-strikes-clark-county
Reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease have skyrocketed 128 percent in Southern Nevada since 2012, with 694 new-onset cases of the disease confirmed in 2015, the health district said.
An early syphilis case is one that has been contracted over the past 12 months, the health district said in a statement.
"We are considering this an outbreak because disease rates in our community are continuing to climb and we see no plateau at this point," health district Chief Health Officer Dr. Joe Iser said in the statement.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/syphilis-outbreak-strikes-clark-county