Increase of STDs reported in Allen County; 27 HIV cases almost match 2016 totals

Overall, the health department reported an 11 percent increase in sexually transmitted infections in the first nine months of 2017. 

“I think we really need to sit down and try to figure out how to address this,” McMahan said, adding that often communities see increased cases of gonorrhea and syphilis followed by an increase in HIV infections.

There were 27 new cases of HIV in Allen County between January and September this year, an increase of five from the same period in 2016. There are 674 new cases of gonorrhea, 1,657 new cases of chlamydia and nine new cases of early syphilis in Allen County this year.