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Alaska hit with largest syphilis outbreak in 40 years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska health officials have recorded 75 cases of syphilis in the state this year, marking the largest outbreak of the infectious disease in at least four decades.
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology said in an update this week that it has requested help with response efforts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, KTVA-TV reported Wednesday.
The number of cases is the highest reported in the state since at least the 1970s, said Susan Jones, a program manager with the state Division of Public Health.
“It actually can be before that but that’s as far back as we have saved data,” Jones said.
Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/alaska-records-75-cases-of-syphilis-this-year/
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