Reported cases of STDs - such as chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhoea - double. - swissinfo

Cases of STDs double
The rate at which the Swiss are contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has increased dramatically since 1999, the Federal Health Office said on Thursday.

Reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhoea have doubled, even tripled, among the Swiss, although the higher figures probably do not reflect an equivalent increase in unprotected sex.

Between 2003 and 2008, the number of reported chlamydia cases increased from 3,493 to 6,178. There have already been 1,249 cases reported for 2009 – 54 more cases than for the same period last year."