Sexually transmitted infections in Arizona elevated throughout pandemic

Arizona in 2021 led the nation for its price of syphilis in newborns, and preliminary state knowledge signifies the issue received worse final yr.

Arizona’s price of infants born with syphilis in 2021 was almost thrice the nationwide common price, in line with new knowledge on sexually transmitted infections ― STIs ― launched this month by the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.