86% of Patients Diagnosed with This Sexually Transmitted Infection in Costa Rica Are Men

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Gonorrhoea shows a predominance among men in Costa Rica. The Epidemiological Bulletin No. 20 of the Ministry of Health reveals that 86.1% of patients are male. Health authorities reported 561 cases of infection at epidemiological week 20. This represents an absolute increase of 53 infections compared to the 508 recorded in the same period of the previous year. The national rate is 10.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. Of the total reported cases, 483 ar…