New York has one of the highest rates of two STDs in the country, according to a report

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – According to the National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSS), New York has one of the highest rates of chlamydia and syphilis in the country.

The NCHSS study, which details the state rankings for many of the current sexually transmitted diseases, was developed based on data from the 2017 STD Surveillance Report prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Sexually transmitted diseases are increasing in the United States. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have increased dramatically, "said NCHSS, a national professional association of security companies.

Chlamydia has seen a 22% increase between 2014 and 2017, 67% gonorrhea and 76% syphilis, the report says.

The data was extracted from the latest STD surveillance report written in 2017 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHSS said. According to the NCHSS, the CDC's surveillance report gathers information from a variety of sources, including sexually transmitted disease surveillance programs and local and local surveillance programs.

"This report was written as both an informative reminder of safety and as a precaution, but also to highlight areas of the United States that are at higher risk for STDs," said NCHSS.

The NCHSS compiled the list after putting the case numbers in a per capita equation to represent the number of cases per 100,000 population.

The report indicates that New York recorded 116,814 cases of chlamydia, or 591.6 per 100,000 population. In addition, New York recorded 2,355 cases of syphilis; 11.9 cases per 100,000 population, according to the report.

FOUR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

The study examined the four most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted diseases monitored by the CDC, namely gonorrhea, chlamydia, primary and secondary syphilis and congenital syphilis.

"Congenital syphilis is diagnosed in infants when a pregnant woman transmits syphilis to her baby. We examined the cases, populations and rankings for the four infections in the 50 states, "said the study.

See the full report here.

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