Epidemiology
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[4]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2017. September 2018 [internet publication].
https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats17/default.htm
[5]Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control. Chlamydia infection. Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control; 2007. A total of 203,116 chlamydia diagnoses were made in England in 2017, where it accounts for 48% of all new STI diagnoses.[6]Public Health England. Sexually transmitted infections and chlamydia screening in England, 2017. June 2018 [internet publication].
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