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Tom Scheck

MDH: STD rate highest ever in Minnesota

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The Minnesota Department of Health says the rate of sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota continued to rise in 2008. In fact, the report says it's the highest ever (emphasis mine):

"The number of reported bacterial STDs reached their highest level ever with 17,650 cases reported. This represents an overall increase of 3.5% from the previous year and is part of a continued trend observed over the past ten years. The change in incidence rates varied by disease, with chlamydia increasing by 7%, primary/secondary syphilis doubling, and gonorrhea decreasing by 12%"