Londoners receive safe sex warning due to high syphilis rates

The government has reminded Londoners of the need to practice safe sex following the release of new statistics showing the high risk of syphilis affecting those in the city.

According to Public Health England data, nearly 3,000 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in the capital during 2015, accounting for 56 percent of all cases in England. The rate of diagnosis was three times higher than anywhere else in the country.

Since 2010, cases of the disease have risen among Londoners by 163 percent, with most of the city's 33 local authorities seeing an increase last year. Men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected, making up two percent of the population but 90 percent of all cases.

As such, residents have been advised to bear key safety measures in mind, including using condoms, regularly being tested and avoiding overlapping sexual relationships.

Dr Yvonne Doyle, regional director for Public Health England in London, said: "Worsening sexual health remains one of the biggest public health concerns facing London and it is worrying to see such alarming rises in syphilis year-on-year."

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