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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

London’s chlamydia hotspots revealed amid calls to ramp up tests

Chlamydia levels remain high in parts of the capital (Stock image)

(Picture: PA)

London’s chlamydia hotspots for young people have been revealed as health experts called for the capital to ramp up testing capacity.

Lambeth had the highest rate of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) with a detection rate of 3,063 cases per 100,000 people aged between 18 and 24 – the equivalent of around 3 per cent of residents in the age group.

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