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Salina Syphilis Outbreak Update
KSAL Staff - December 9, 2015 11:28 am
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Saline County Health Department Director Jason Tiller told the county?s Health Advisory Council Tuesday that 16 cases of syphilis among Saline County residents have been ?lab confirmed?. Although data continues to emerge, it appears that the demographic involved so far in the county?s syphilis cases are white males who are 40 years old or older.
Tiller said that the syphilis outbreak is occurring nationwide. It appeared first in Kansas in the KC metro area, the Wichita metro area, and in Geary County. While there were no cases of syphilis reported in Saline County during the first month of 2015, Saline County is now being impacted...
Salina Syphilis Outbreak Update
KSAL Staff - December 9, 2015 11:28 am
health dept
Saline County Health Department Director Jason Tiller told the county?s Health Advisory Council Tuesday that 16 cases of syphilis among Saline County residents have been ?lab confirmed?. Although data continues to emerge, it appears that the demographic involved so far in the county?s syphilis cases are white males who are 40 years old or older.
Tiller said that the syphilis outbreak is occurring nationwide. It appeared first in Kansas in the KC metro area, the Wichita metro area, and in Geary County. While there were no cases of syphilis reported in Saline County during the first month of 2015, Saline County is now being impacted...