[WSB News Atlanta] ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest data on sexually transmitted infections shows an upswing in some common viruses and a decrease in others.In the Atlanta metropolitan area, 21 of the core metro reported increases in disease in 2022, with none more than the immediate Atlanta area counties.
According to the CDC data available, which is current at a county level through 2022, Fulton County sits atop the list of areas with the highest number of cases of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea.
For the sake of reporting purposes, the following data and analysis does not include congenital syphilis, or a type of syphilis transmitted from mother to child in the womb.
The data available shows that for all three of the STIs mentioned, Fulton County had the highest number of new cases in 2022, the most recent year of data available.
Additionally, Fulton County had the highest rate of infections per capita, or number per 100,000 people.