WA: Gonorrhea reaches outbreak levels in Snohomish County

[Shiloh]

Source: http://q13fox.com/2014/02/14/the-clap-reaches-outbreak-levels-in-snohomish-county/#axzz2tJpccg5D

?The Clap? reaches outbreak levels in Snohomish County
1 hour ago
by Brien Blakely
"This Morning" anchor, reporter

EVERETT ? Health officials in Snohomish County are warning residents about a drastic increase in the number of gonorrhea cases present in the county over the past year.

According to the Snohomish Health District, the number of reported cases rose from 168 in 2012 to 249 in 2013 ? a nearly 50 percent jump. The number was the highest incidence of gonorrhea in the county?s history.

Gonorrhea rates statewide have climbed steadily since 2010, with state officials unable to pinpoint any specific causes, officials said...

 

[Emily]

Re: WA: Gonorrhea reaches outbreak levels in Snohomish County

Gonorrhea rates statewide have climbed steadily since 2010, with state officials unable to pinpoint any specific causes

This coffee stand ring bust story might help to pinpoint the cause in some areas, including Snohomish County:

SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF'S SGT. AND SNOHOMISH WOMAN ARRESTED IN PROSTITUTION STING OPERATION

Even the FBI was involved in the investigation:

Kent drive-through coffee stand triggers Everett prostitution sting

Then there is this flourishing trade that seems impervious to efforts made so far to stop it:

Child sex trafficking - as easy in Seattle as ordering a pizza

It's hard to believe state officials are so clueless and disconnected from reality.