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among females aged 10 and older (rate per 100,000), by race/ethnicity,*
2003 (vertical bar chart): Non-Hispanic White: chlamydia,
217.9; gonorrhea, 39.1. Non-Hispanic Black: chlamydia, 1,633.1; gonorrhea,
616.1. Hispanic: chlamydia, 721.3; gonorrhea, 79.2. American Indian/Alaska
Native: chlamydia, 1,098.3; gonorrhea, 13.6.6. Asian/Pacific Islander:
chlamydia, 224.5; gonorrhea, 25.8.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2003. Atlanta, GA: September 2004. *Reported rates are not age-adjusted.
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