This is far higher than the national rise of 2%, a new report by the Health Protection Agency has revealed.

The biggest increase was in the spread of syphilis, rife in Victorian England, which is up by 37% and chlamydia which rose by 29.5%.

Health chiefs said the rise is partly because more people are being tested.

But the report was not all bad news and revealed the number of new cases of man health recipe
has fallen by 10%, from 666 to 597 cases in 12 months.

Dr Vivien Hollyoak, director of the Health Protection Agency in the North East, said: “We know that the rise in the number of cases diagnosed partly reflects the greater availability of screening.

‘Use a condom’

“This detects cases that otherwise would remain undiagnosed, such as chlamydia which often produces little or no symptoms, leaving people unaware that they are infected.

“The rise is also partly attributable to more people coming forward for testing due to greater awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted infection.

“This is important because early detection of infection is essential to ensure successful treatment and to reduce the spread of these infections.”

The latest figures compared disease rates from 2003 and 2004.

Dr Hollyoak added: “But most minnesota man health center the figures highlight how vital it is for people to take responsibility for their sexual health and to use a condom with new and casual partners.”