Overview
- Buenos Aires’ medical college declared a health alert, citing a sustained increase in sexually transmitted infections and urging coordinated action.
- Clinicians report syphilis and gonorrhea as the most common diagnoses, with the highest incidence in adults roughly 19–39 and rising cases among older patients.
- National data point to about a 20% year‑over‑year rise in syphilis, and a Muñiz Hospital specialist said 2025 could end with more than 40,000 cases.
- Provincial reporting shows steep jumps, including an estimated 52% increase in Tucumán from 2024 to 2025 and multi‑year growth documented in Córdoba.
- Experts link the surge to less consistent condom use, reliance on HIV PrEP that does not prevent other STIs, and access gaps, and they urge public information campaigns, routine screening, active contact tracing and assured condom and penicillin supplies.