Always on the move? Syphilis is too! Hooked up with an out-of-town businessman?  Picked up a hot guy on Craigslist?  Worried about what you did on your summer vacation? Syphilis is real and it’s present in the MSM community in the Capital Region.

In 2011, there was a rise in syphilis cases in the Capital Region, with men accounting for the majority of cases. The primary risk factor identified was men having sex with men, which we still see today.