STD/HIV in Coos Co., Feb. 3

STD/HIV in Coos County
The Coos County Health Dept. released its annual report for fiscal year 2010/11 on Thursday, Feb. 2.  Part of the report covered Sexually Transmitted Diseases, or STDs.  In FY 2010/11, Coos County Public Health STD Program administered:  570 Chlamydia tests; 39 were positive; 33 Herpes tests; 21 were positive; 570 Gonorrhea tests, 0 were positive; 17 Syphilis tests, 0 were positive.  More than 13,000 condoms were distributed for disease prevention and birth control, including non‐latex condoms.  The report also contained information on HIV Prevention/Testing:  22 HIV tests were performed, with no positive tests.