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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Sexually transmitted infections found in 13-year-olds as cases hit record high

PA Media

Cases of gonorrhoea in England have reached record highs while children as young as 13 have been diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection, new figures show.

The number of cases of chlamydia and syphilis have also dramatically increased, with the number of diagnosed cases of infectious syphilis at the highest level since just after the Second World War.

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