[unable to retrieve full-text content] Decrease in syphilis diagnoses among gay men most likely linked to preventive antibiotic use NBC News Why Syphilis Numbers Are Tumbling Bloomberg Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data The Hill STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US The Associated Press Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023 CDC At Long Last, the Surge in S.T.I.s May Be Leveling Off The New York Times The STD epidemic has slowed dramatically in the U.S. but not in Georgia The Atlanta Journal Constitution Despite over 2 million sexually transmitted infections reported in 2023, CDC data suggest that the STI epidemic may be slowing CDC