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Kitsap health officials report falling syphilis case trend locally but stress outreach, treatment and late-diagnosis risks
Summary
Public-health staff told the board that chlamydia and gonorrhea rates in Kitsap are below state averages and falling, that syphilis has been prioritized because of late diagnoses and risks to pregnant people, and that the district provided direct treatment doses and outreach to address access barriers.
Kitsap Public Health District staff briefed the board on April 3 about sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance and response work, reporting that chlamydia and gonorrhea case rates in the county remain below state averages while syphilis has been a focal point of outreach and treatment because of late diagnoses and risks for congenital infection.
“Kitsap is consistently below state rates,” said Kelsey Steadman, STI program manager. She told the board that chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI locally — “just under 700 cases reported last year” — and that gonorrhea cases numbered about 162 in the prior year. Steadman said chlamydia case investigation has limited impact on population rates and is one of the first areas the district reduces when…
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