MONTGOMERY COUNTY
In Montgomery County, cases of some STDs have also risen in the past year. Cases of chlamydia increased nearly 400 in 2016 from the year before to 3,502. Gonorrhea cases also increased from 1,069 in 2015 to 1,417 last year. The county also saw an increase in cases of syphilis, but it was not a dramatic rise, said Dan Suffoletto, spokesman for Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County.
“We’re working to prevent STDs,” Suffoletto said. “We want to educate people about the need to get tested, because people may have an STD and they may not realize they have it.”
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CLARK COUNTY
Clark County Combined Health District offers testing for sexually transmitted diseases — including for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — at its Reproductive Health & Wellness Clinic, which receives funding from the Ohio Department of Health reproductive health and wellness program Title X grant.
Clark County had an increase in chlamydia cases in 2016 with 697, compared to 631 in 2015, according to data from the Ohio Health Department. There were only 442 cases reported in 2012. Gonorrhea cases also increased to 279 in 2016 compared to 142 cases reported in 2015 and 158 reported in 2012.
BUTLER COUNTY
Butler County saw a slight decrease in reported chlamydia cases, with 1,393 in 2016 compared to 1,397 in 2015. It was still an increase from the 1,111 cases of chlamydia reported in 2012. There were 479 cases of gonorrhea in 2016 and 409 in 2015 compared to the 340 reported in 2012.
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