The Week in Numbers (to Aug 17th)
It has to be a ‘demic.’
9,513
In 2023, diagnoses of infectious syphilis increased to 9,513, up 9.4% compared to 2022 (8,693)- 2023 was the highest level recorded since the 1940s.
The UKHSA wants you to know that it is ‘tracking the syphilis epidemic in England.’ However, they seem to have little in the Health Security toolbox to arrest the current increase.