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Thu 06 Jun 2008Concern over rise in STI notifications
People in their 20s account for nearly two-thirds of all reported cases of sexually transmitted infections, latest figures show.
According to a report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), some 9,892 cases of STIs were notified in 2006. Of those, 65 per cent are in the 20-29 age group. Men accounted for some 63 per cent of all notified infections.
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