Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing down according to new federal data showing that cases grew by only one percent in 2023 following years of double-digit increases.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 2.4 million STI infections in 2023. Since 2004, the number of STI infections in the U.S. has risen by 90 percent.

Between 2018 and 2022...