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Syphilis cases rise nationwide and in big cities
UPI reports CDC data showing 27,204 syphilis cases in 1980, up from 20,399 in 1977, a 33.4 percent rise. Case rates more than doubled since 1975 in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, with Georgia also high. Among large cities, San Francisco, Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis and Washington, D.C. posted top rates, while Wichita, Omaha, Tulsa, Pittsburgh and Des Moines had the lowest. Syphilis remains concentrated among young adults and spreads through direct contact in sexual activity.
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