TABLE 2.
People Newly Diagnosed* With Syphilis From 15 Community-Based Syphilis Testing Events Between December 2022 and June 2024 in Western South Dakota
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (% of total) | 76 (100) | 51 (67.1) | 25 (32.9) |
| Average age (range), y | 35.1 (18.1–59.1) | 35.5 (18.1–59.1) | 34.2 (20.8–53.1) |
| Syphilis prevalence* | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
*Persons testing positive on both TP-PA and RPR were cross referenced in clinical and surveillance databases. A new case was defined as any participant with a positive test result that had no previous record of syphilis diagnosis, or whose tests results were consistent with reinfection.