Iowa sees increase in some sexually transmitted diseases
Iowa saw increase in sexually transmitted diseases in 2020 despite drop in testing The Iowa Department of Public Health performed fewer STI tests in 2020, but gonorrhea increased 30% and syphilis increased 53% over 2019 rates. Author: Khalil Maycock Updated: 1:10 PM CDT May 3, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — Because of the pandemic, many local health departments had to shift their focus in 2020 from testing and treatments for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases and infections to COVID-19. "We had to reduce the number of tests that we could do per day, just so that ...
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