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

The Hill

Since 2004, the number of STI infections in the U.S. The agency noted this slowdown followed the guidelines for doxy PEP which it proposed last year, the authorization of at-home tests for STIs as well as a coordinated response led by the National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Task Force. million STI infections in 2023.

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