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Public health officer warns of high STI rates, funding reliance on federal grants
Summary
Dr. Olivia Kasirye told the Board of Supervisors that Sacramento County continues to see high rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis and that the county's STD and HIV services rely heavily on federal and state grants; she urged attention to possible federal funding changes and highlighted clinic and community partnerships.
Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County public health officer, briefed the Board of Supervisors on June 10 about sustained increases in sexually transmitted infections and the county’s HIV program, stressing both clinical accomplishments and funding vulnerabilities.
Kasirye said several factors explain high STI rates: multiple causative organisms, frequent asymptomatic infections that require screening to detect, the absence of lasting immunity after infection, and population mobility along California’s I‑5 corridor. She noted chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates dropped in 2020 amid COVID‑19 disruptions but have since rebounded. "The STIs…
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