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Nationally, STD rates have skyrocketed since the pandemic began.

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts. “It is imperative that we … work to rebuild, innovate, and expand (STD) prevention in the U.S.,” said Dr. Leandro Mena…

Last year the rate of syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases hit its highest since 1948.

Statistics from 2021 show the rate of infectious syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases rose 26% to hit its highest since 1948.

Infection rates for some STDs, including gonorrhea and syphilis, have been rising for years.

Rising cases of multiple sexually transmitted diseases are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts.

Health officials are calling for new prevention and treatment efforts amid an "out of control" rise in the number of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the United States. The situation comes as monkeypox cases were found to be prominent among men who have sex with other men.

Recently released statistics show that that last year, the rate of infectious syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991.

Testing and prevention efforts have been hobbled by years of inadequate funding, and spread may have gotten worse during the pandemic.

David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, called the situation "out of control."