most common diseases in Aragon

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) will be rampant in Spain in 2023, although incidence in Aragon is falling compared to the state as a whole. This is one of the most common and universal problems Public healthboth because of the disease burden they generate and the complications and consequences they cause if not diagnosed and treated early.

According to the report “Epidemiological surveillance of sexually transmitted infections in Spain, 2023.”published this Monday by the National Epidemiological Center of the Carlos III Institute of Health (ISCIII), 36,983 cases of chlamydia were diagnosed in Spain, an increase of 20.7% compared to two years earlier, 34,401 cases of gonorrhea, an increase of 42.6%, and 10,879 cases. syphilis – 24.1%.

Gonorrhea and syphilis

In more detail, Aragon has one of the lowest incidence rates of all regions: 9.24 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. gonococcal infections. In particular, the report states that in 2023, 124 cases of gonococcal infection were registered in the Community, compared to 80 in 2016. The curve plotted over the past eight years shows that the highest data was reached in 2019, when 263 cases were recorded (then the rate was 19.91 per 100,000 inhabitants). From that peak, it fell to 209 in 2020, 144 in 2021 and 125 in 2022.

Regarding syphilisin Aragon there were 82 cases in 2023 (6.11 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). And the trend of this infection is similar to that observed with gonorrhea. In fact, the incidence was higher in 2016 (103 cases), and the highest number of cases was observed in 2019 and 2021, with 172 cases in both years). Astonishingly, 34 cases were diagnosed in 2022.

Chlamydia in Aragon

Regarding infection chlamydiaIn Aragon, 74 cases were reported in 2023, a rate of 5.52 per 100,000 inhabitants. The latest figure is lower than the national average: 78.9. Last year, 17 cases were diagnosed. This is much lower than in 2021 (310), 2020 (350) or 2019 (358). Last year the rate was 27.11 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The ministry’s report also contains information on lymphogranuloma venereum. In Aragon, 4 cases were diagnosed in 2023, double the number in 2022. Between 2016 and 2021, no cases of the disease were reported in the Community.