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The syphilis rate among U.S. men soared 81 percent between 2000 and 2004, primarily as a result of increases in reported cases among homosexual males, federal health officials reported yesterday.
While the rate among men nearly doubled during that time - from 2.6 per 100,000 to 4.7 - the syphilis rate among women fell from 1.7 to 0.8 per 100,000 from 2000 to 2003. It remained stable in 2004, marking the end of a 13-year decline.See the full content of this document
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Homosexual Men Boost Increase in Syphilis Rate
"The vast majority of the increase is attributable to a resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men ... syphilis rates continue...
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