Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska have the highest rates of two sexually-transmitted diseases.
Natives were for 46 percent of chlamydia cases and 52 percent of the gonorrhea cases in the state. Natives make up 18 percent of the state population.
Overall, Alaska has the highest highest infection rate for chlamydia in the nation. The state's rate is
606 cases 100,000. The national average is 591 cases per 100,000.
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Alaska chlamydia rate highest in nation
(The Anchorage Daily News 7/6)
Rates of two STDS highest among Natives in Alaska
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
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