In respect to [[race and gonorrhea]], The U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] reported in 1998 that the rate of gonorrhea infection for non-Hispanic blacks was 5.1 times higher than that found in the general U.S. population.<ref>The rate for the general population was 132.9 cases per 100,000; for non-Hispanic blacks it was 673.1 per 100,000. [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4924a5.htm "Gonorrhea - United States, 1998." ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'' 23 Jun. 2000.]</ref>
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In respect to race and gonorrhea, The U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] reported in 1998 that the rate of gonorrhea infection for non-Hispanic blacks was 5.1 times higher than that found in the general U.S. population.<ref>The rate for the general population was 132.9 cases per 100,000; for non-Hispanic blacks it was 673.1 per 100,000. [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4924a5.htm "Gonorrhea - United States, 1998." ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'' 23 Jun. 2000.]</ref>