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Rise in Scottish children catching sexual diseases

The number of cases of some sexually transmitted diseases among children has increased in the past four years, figures showed today.

The number of cases of some sexually transmitted diseases among children has increased in the past four years, figures showed today.

Cases of chlamydia - a bacteria which can damage female reproductive organs - increased among children from 249 to 318 between 2004 and 2008.