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>>841916 Chlamydia - In 2005, the rate of reported chlamydia cases for black females was more than seven times that of white females. In 2005, 41.6% of all chlamydia cases occurred among blacks, 28.8% occurred among whites, and 18.1% occurred among Hispanics
Gonorrhea - African Americans remain the group most heavily affected by gonorrhea, with a rate in 2005 that was 18 times greater than the rate for whites. In 2005, approximately 68% of the total number of cases of gonorrhea reported to CDC occurred among African Americans
Syphilis - The rate of P&S syphilis per 100,000 in 2005 was 5.4 times higher among blacks than among whites. In 2005, 41% of all cases of P&S syphilis reported to CDC occurred among African Americans and 40% of all cases occurred among non-Hispanic whites
http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/trends2005.htm http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/minorities.htm
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