Austin-Travis County Public Health expands follow-up program; reports decrease in congenital syphilis cases
Austin Public Health's Public Health Follow-up Program described targeted work to prevent congenital syphilis, including enhanced monitoring of pregnant people, a retrospective outreach initiative and field-based treatment; presenters reported a 7% decrease in congenital syphilis cases and other program outcomes for Feb. 2024'Jan. 2025.
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Madeline Flanagan, program manager for the Public Health Follow-up Program in Austin Public Health's communicable-disease unit, told the Austin-Travis County Public Health Commission that targeted initiatives conducted from February 2024 through January 2025 reduced congenital syphilis cases and expanded treatment options for people of childbearing capacity.
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