STD epidemic slows: New syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US | AP News
2 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining ...
Decrease in syphilis diagnoses among gay men most likely ... - NBC News
2 days ago · The half-dozen other infectious disease experts who spoke with NBC News about the CDC report said they believed the sudden turnaround in syphilis diagnoses among gay and bisexual men was likely to ...
CDC Newsroom - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 days ago · Overall, syphilis cases increased by 1% after years of double-digit increases. Primary and secondary syphilis cases, the most infectious stages of syphilis, fell 10%—the first substantial decline in more than two decades. These cases also dropped 13% among gay and bisexual men for the first time since CDC began reporting national trends among ...
Why is Syphilis Spiking in the U.S.? | Johns Hopkins
Mar 13, 2024 · Syphilis cases in the U.S. are skyrocketing even as rates for other STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia are flat or declining. Alarming numbers released by the CDC are the latest marker in a decades-long rise of the disease, showing the …
Syphilis cases surge in the U.S., CDC says : NPR
Jan 31, 2024 · There were more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia reported in the U.S. in 2022 alone. Without treatment, syphilis can cause serious health problems including damage...
Syphilis is at its highest levels since the 1950s. Here's ... - NBC News
Sep 8, 2024 · Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection, was nearly eliminated in the U.S. at the beginning of the 21st century but has made a dramatic comeback. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Syphilis Is Soaring in the U.S. - The New York Times
Jan 30, 2024 · Syphilis, once nearly eliminated in the United States, continues to resurge, reaching the highest rate of new infections recorded since 1950, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
As syphilis cases continue to surge in the US, recent federal ... - CNN
Jan 30, 2024 · Syphilis cases increased for nearly every demographic group in the US in 2022, the new CDC report shows, but longstanding inequities persist. The rate of reported syphilis cases was highest among...
The U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950 ... - NBC News
Jan 30, 2024 · The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
HHS Announces Department Actions to Slow Surging Syphilis …
Jan 30, 2024 · In response to the surging number of syphilis and congenital syphilis cases nationwide, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking action to slow the spread with a focus on those most significantly impacted.