{"id":18,"date":"2023-09-11T13:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:52:42","slug":"data-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/data-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Data in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congenital Syphilis Cases<\/a> Early Syphilis Cases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Data in Virginia<\/h3>\n
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Total early syphilis cases increased 34% from 2020 to 2024. Total early syphilis (TES) includes the three most infectious stages of syphilis: primary, secondary, and early non-primary non-secondary. Most TES cases are diagnosed among men (78% in 2024); however, cases among women are on the rise (107% increase from 2020-2024). Syphilis diagnoses among persons who misuse substances (especially opioids, methamphetamine<\/span> ,<\/span> and cocaine) are also increasing. Cases of congenital <\/span>syphilis, which occurs<\/span> when a mother with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy, have increased dramatically in the last decade.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reported cases of syphilis have been increasing nationally as well.\u00a0 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <\/span>reported a <\/span>significant increase in syphilis cases from 2022 to 2023<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Data from 2023<\/a> has identified counties with high rates of syphilis, where testing is recommended for all sexually active people ages 15-44.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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