WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- In 2013, the rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea declined -- the first time that's happened in more than three decades.
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance" report, detailing a slight decline in two of the most common STDs. Chlamydia rates -- still the most frequently reported and treated STD, with 1.4 million new cases in 2013 -- declined 1.5 percent, while gonorrhea rates fell 0.6 percent.