A new analysis from an online lab-testing firm puts a stark spotlight on Texas: the state now ranks fourth-highest in the nation for risk of sexually transmitted infections, and Bexar County, home to San Antonio, logged the highest STI rate among major Texas metros at about 1,182 cases per 100,000 residents. The review also shows that statewide STI totals climbed between 2017 and 2022, with especially sharp increases in syphilis and gonorrhea after a brief dip during the pandemic years.
What the analysis measured
The findings were first reported by San Antonio Current, which notes that researchers at LabCafe drew on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2023 STI surveillance tables and the CDC NCHHSTP atlas. They compared chlamydia,…..