STD Rates Rising Across Mid-South on #STD #Friday (Live) 7-20-2018

New cases of syphilis are down in Mississippi, but chlamydia is up 22 percent and gonorrhea is up 28 percent, according to state figures.

Arkansas hasn’t released any numbers this year, but in recent years, the state ranked in the top 10 for chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to the CDC.

While STDs are on the rise across the country, health officials in Shelby County said some STDs have actually been declining for the last decade.

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