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Clallam County annual report: STI and pertussis increases, ongoing rabies guidance and surveillance priorities
Summary
Public-health staff presented the department annual report covering rising syphilis and HIV cases, pertussis clusters tied to school-age transmission, ongoing rabies (bat) messaging and surveillance resource constraints affecting rapid testing and response.
County epidemiology and communicable-disease staff summarized the department’s 2024 annual report and surveillance priorities to the Board of Health on March 8.
Manny Majdi, the county epidemiologist, told the board that Clallam County recorded increases in syphilis and HIV in 2024. He said the county saw four total HIV cases in 2024 — up from zero in 2022 — and a “pretty significant” increase in syphilis mirroring statewide trends. Majdi said syphilis increases are primarily associated with drug-related transmission in the region, and noted that greater screening and clinic engagement may…
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