Health Warns Historical Increase in Cases of Syphilis in Chile with Worrying Rise in Older Adults
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The Silent Phenomenon that Grows Among Those over 60 Years of Age in Chile: Experts Warn Their Risks
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are registering a significant increase in a segment of the population that is often left out of the prevention talks: people over 60 years of age. Figures from the Ministry of Health show that between 2021 and 2025 there was an increase in both syphilis and gonorrhea within [...] The entry The silent phenomenon that grows among those over 60 years of age in Chile: experts warn its risks was first published …
A report prepared by the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health turned the health alarms on after revealing that during 2025 11,155 cases of syphilis were recorded in Chile. The figure represents a notification rate of 55.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, becoming the highest record in history [...]
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