State budget limbo putting STD treatment in jeopardy, providers say
The trend lines are clear: A 17% increase in chlamydia rates in New Hampshire over a recent five-year period; a 103% surge in the syphilis rate; a 352% explosion of gonorrhea.
New Hampshire has had a disconcerting swell of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, according to numbers published by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2018.
The state experienced 521 cases of gonorrhea that year, up from 114 in 2013. Chlamydia stands at 3,686 cases a year and while HIV incidents have not notably increased, they still hover around 34 cases a year.
Now, as infections remain prevalent, providers say the absence of a budget this summer is hurting their ability to combat them.
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