Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says

Soaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says. One group is in 'crisis.'
In 2023, the U.S. reported over a million more sexually transmitted infections than in 2004, according to the CDC.Thousands of babies have syphilis.
STI Epidemic May Be Slowing, CDC Data Suggests
Since 2013, gonorrhea rates have been consistently higher among men than women, largely due to cases among men who have sex with men (MSM). Data from the STI Surveillance Network (SSuN) suggests that MSM accounted for about half of gonorrhea cases in 2023, though this varied by jurisdiction.
Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says, but still trending upward in New York state, LI
An epidemic of sexually transmitted infections that saw rates spike on Long Island and across the nation in recent years may be slowing, but experts on Long Island said they were nowhere near declaring victory.
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.
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The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels.
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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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