There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing
Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data.
New CDC data shows cases of sexually transmitted infections, diseases starting to slow
Based on the most recent CDC data, Georgia was ranked 3rd for gonorrhea, 5th for chlamydia and 14th for cases of syphilis, by number of reported cases.
Louisiana ranks No. 1 and 2 for some sexually transmitted infections, new CDC data shows
The state ranks No. 1 for cases of chlamydia among all states, No. 8 for primary and secondary syphilis, the stage during which the disease is most infectious; No. 7 for congenital syphilis, which is passed to a newborn during pregnancy; and No. 2 for gonorrhea, behind only Alaska.
Epidemic of sexually transmitted disease has slowed in U.S. but not in Georgia
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels.
Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says, but some still trending upward in New York State, on LI
The CDC did not break out most data for county or region, but for New York State in 2023, there were 12,393 cases of all stages of syphilis, or a rate of 63.3 cases per 100,000 people. By both measurements, those numbers were the lowest in three years.
Sexually transmitted infections down nationally, Montana shows increase
Recent data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals sexually transmitted infections around the country are showing a downturn.The 2
Sexually transmitted infection rates slow, CDC reports
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis, gonorrhea cases fall in US
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.
Sexually transmitted disease epidemic slows in US with fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases
"I’m encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way” about the nation’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, said the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
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