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Sexually Transmitted Infections

The STI incidence figures for 2005 show that the numbers of new cases of STI diagnosed in the United Kingdom have continued to rise, to a total of 790,387 – an increase of 3% over the year.1

Of the major STIs, Chlamydia remains far and away the most common, with a 5% increase, to 109,832 new cases reported.1

UK - new diagnoses of major STIs, 2005 1,2

Chlamydia bar chart Genital arts bar chart Gonorrhoea bar chart Herpes bar chart AIDS bar chart Syphilis bar chart
References:
  1. All new diagnoses made at GUM clinics: 1996 – 2005. Health Protection Agency, July 2006.
  2. Diagnoses of selected STIs by region, sex and age group. United Kingdom: 1996 - 2005 Health Protection Agency, July 2006.
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