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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Richard Ault

Medieval disease returns as infections TREBLE - see map to find cases in your area

A medieval disease is making a comeback across England - and our map shows the infections diagnosed near you.

Cases of syphilis, the ancient sexually transmitted disease, increased by 15 per cent to nearly 8,700 diagnoses last year - the largest annual number since 1948..

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says cases of syphilis have fluctuated over the last 100 years, spiking after the two world wars, but then declining in the late 1940s and 1950s due to effective treatment with penicillin, and greater availability of condoms.‌

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