Cases of syphilis are spreading across Lancashire
A medieval disease is making a comeback in England - and cases increased significantly across Lancashire last year.
The rate in Blackpool is second worst, with 10.6 cases per 100,000 people. The rate for the Lancashire County Council region comes in third at 6.8. It re-emerged in the 1960s but then fell into decline in the 1980s, probably due to behavioural changes brought about by the emergence and awareness of the HIV virus and Aids. But since the early 2000s syphilis - and gonorrhoea - have re-emerged as major public health concerns.
UKHSA data shows syphilis disproportionally affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men . Seven in 10 of cases diagnosed last year were in GBM. Syphilis is far more common in London than anywhere else in England. The infection rate in the capital is 44.9 infections per 100,000 of the population. That is more than triple the next highest regional rate, in the North East .
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