TOKYO -- Local governments in Japan are urging caution and calling for early testing due to a rapid rise in syphilis, with new infections on pace with last year's record number of cases.
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What is syphilis and why is it spreading in Japan?
10,000 cases reported in 1st nine months of 2024, versus 1,000 in all of 2013
Men accounted for 65% of new syphilis cases from January to June this year. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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