The leadership of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced increasing syphilis rates have been confirmed within American Indian / Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities.
In partnership with the Indian Health Service (IHS), HRSA highlighted escalating syphilis rates within Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and South Dakota on July 6, 2023.
As an example, syphilis rates in Alaska have risen annually since 2018, reported the state Health Department on August 1, 2023.
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