There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US …
2 days ago · 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 ...
Despite over 2 million sexually transmitted infections reported …
2 days ago · The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the United States, with more than 2.4 million reported in 2023. However, the latest data from CDC show signs the epidemic could be slowing. In 2023: Gonorrhea cases dropped for a second year—declining 7% from 2022 and falling below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels (2019).
Announcing Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023
Nov 5, 2024 · Today, CDC released Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance, 2023. After several years of increases, the data suggest that the STI epidemic may be slowing. We still have much more work to do, but the 2023 data are promising in several aspects: Gonorrhea dropped for a second year—declining 7% from 2022 and falling below pre-COVID-19 ...
US Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Infections Shows Signs of …
2 days ago · By Mariam Sunny. (Reuters) - 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 ...
New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections ...
May 21, 2024 · Increasing incidence of sexually transmitted infections. Four curable STIs – syphilis (Treponema pallidum), gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis), and trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis) – account for …
Sexually transmitted infection rates rose among older ... - NBC News
Mar 27, 2024 · Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control...
WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections - UN News
May 21, 2024 · Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the world, UN health agency WHO said in a new report on Tuesday. HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually...
U.S. STI Epidemic Showed No Signs of Slowing in 2021
Apr 11, 2023 · Reported cases of the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021 – reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases – according to CDC’s final surveillance data.
WHO releases new guidance to improve testing and diagnosis of sexually …
Jul 24, 2023 · Every day, more than 1 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired, posing a significant global health challenge. However, monitoring and understanding the trends of new STIs in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are hindered by limited access to diagnostic tests.
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
2 days ago · There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data NEW YORK -- The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and ...