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Published On: Sat, Jan 19th, 2013

Maine reports a dozen gonorrhea cases to start 2013

Androscoggin County, MaineImage/Dave Benbennick

Androscoggin County, Maine
Image/Dave Benbennick

Following the large increase in cases of the sexually transmitted infection in 2012, the Maine Centers for Disease Control has reported that 12 cases have already been reported in the first 12 days of the year, according to a Maine CDC gonorrhea update Thursday.

The total of 12 cases reported from Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 is still lower than the 21 cases reported during the same time frame in 2012, but more than the two cases reported in 2011.

Androscoggin and Cumberland Counties have reported the most cases with five and three cases, respectively.

In 2012, Maine reported 456 confirmed cases of gonorrhea, which represented a nearly 60 percent increase from 2011.

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused the bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacterium can infect the genital tract, mouth and rectum of both men and women. Ejaculation does not have to occur for the disease to be transmitted. It can also be transmitted from mother to baby during delivery.

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  1. Maine reports a dozen gonorrhea cases to start 2013 – The Global Dispatch | Health and diseases news says:

    […] Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused the bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacterium can infect the genital tract, mouth and rectum of both men and women. Ejaculation does not have to occur for the disease to be transmitted.Maine reports a dozen gonorrhea cases to start 2013The Global DispatchGonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused the bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacterium can infect the genital tract, mouth and rectum of both men and women. Ejaculation does not have to occur for the disease to be transmitted. Go to Source […]

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