New Mexico sees drop in sexually transmitted infections

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Sexually transmitted infections have declined in New Mexico, the state's Department of Health announced Wednesday as part of STI Awareness Week. From 2024 to 2025, syphilis rates in New Mexico fell 18.6%, and congenital syphilis rates dropped 32.4%. In addition, chlamydia rates were down 5.1%, and gonorrhea rates dropped 6.1% over the [...]