Low uptake of Chlamydia screening in the UK
BBC News reports that the Chlamydia screening programme in England reached just a third of the people it should have in its first full year. Ministers set local health bosses a target of screening 15% of the 15-24 age group, but fewer than 5% were actually tested. Chlamydia is the most common sexual infection, with young people accounting for two thirds of all new diagnoses. It frequently causes a “silent infection” which shows no symptoms, but if left untreated can cause infertility. in England last year, there were more than 79,557 cases among the under 25s, meaning the rate has more than doubled in the last nine years.
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