Syphilis rates in Alaska have risen annually since 2018; a similar trend is being seen nationally. In Alaska, most cases have occurred in people who self-identify as heterosexual and are living in urban environments (29% of whom were experiencing homelessness or unstably housed in 2021). About half of the 2021 cases were in women, and […]
July 30, 2020 ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s syphilis outbreak is growing, with cases that more than doubled in 2019 to 2018. “This is the largest number of syphilis cases that we have ever had reported in one year,” said Alaska Department of Health and Social Services HIV/STD Program Manager Susan Jones. Overall, combined rates of syphilis, gonorrhea […]
The purpose of this Public Health Advisory is to raise awareness about an increase in the number of syphilis cases reported during the first quarter of 2018. To date, there have been 20 confirmed cases and 2 probable cases of infectious syphilis reported in 2018. By comparison, annual case counts were 20, 20, and 21 […]