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Chlamydia cases on the rise in Spokane

And while on the topic of sex ed, this from a brief in yesterday's S-R:

Chlamydia rates are rising in Spokane County, prompting health officials to urge more sexually transmitted disease screening.

Women may develop pelvic inflammatory disease from chlamydia. The disease is often undiagnosed, said Stacy Wenzl, communicable disease prevention program manager at the Spokane Regional Health District. Antibiotics are available.

Wenzl said the 422 cases reported in the first three months of 2008 are worrisome when compared to the 274 reported during the same span last year.

Prevention of chlamydia can be achieved through limiting sex or having a mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected sex partner.

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