Sonoma County Officials Say New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections On the Rise
Sonoma County public health officials say that while new diagnoses of HIV/AIDS have declined, cases of sexually transmitted infections are on the rise. Data show the number of new chlamydia cases rose from just under 1,000 in 2008 to 1,645 in 2014, while new cases of gonorrhea and early-stage syphilis rose from 70 to 220 and five to 30, respectively, during that time period.
- "Sonoma County Reports Rise in STDs" (Espinoza, Press Democrat/Petaluma Argus-Courier, 12/14).