US EditionSexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
Newborn syphilis cases rose nearly 2% in 2024 reaching about 4,000 despite a 9% decline in overall adult STIs, CDC data show.
- Wednesday, CDC provisional data show sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, while newborns with congenital syphilis rose to nearly 4,000 cases.
- Gaps in prenatal screening are linked to congenital transmission as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found only 80% of pregnant women get screened, driving a nearly 700% increase since 2015.
- About 1.5 million chlamydia, 4,000 gonorrhea and more than 190,000 syphilis cases were reported last year, with overall STIs totaling over 2.2 million, federal data shows.
- Elizabeth Finley, interim executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, said the rise in congenital syphilis shows `we are not doing enough to protect pregnant women and newborns`.
- The drop in adult syphilis is attributed to doxycycline use and other tools, reflecting fewer new partners among young people and expanded prevention tools like self-tests and doxy PEP.
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