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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For questions about this data, send email to TBHIVSTDdata@dshs.texas.gov or call (737) 255-4300

Data Description

The STD surveillance program collects demographic, clinical and lab related information on people diagnosed with STD in Texas. This information helps us understand the overall health of the STD affected population and is used to support STD prevention, program planning, and policy development. STD cases are reported to the Texas STD Surveillance program from a variety of sources, including hospitals, private physicians, public and private clinics, counseling and testing sites, laboratories, and insurance companies, and other case registries (e.g. TB registry, vital statistics registry).

This webpage describes STD cases reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services Surveillance Program that were diagnosed through 2010 to 2020. Data are presented by diagnosis year.

Measure Information

Suppressed Data - Data are suppressed when the population denominator is <50 or the denominator is <2x the number of cases or there are fewer than 5 total cases. This rule only applies to visually discernable populations, such as racial, age, or gender groups. For more information on data suppression, please see DSHS' Data Release Policy.

Rates - Population denominators used to calculate rates of new diagnoses are provided by the US Census Bureau, Population Estimates and Projections Program and are current as of October 31, 2022.

Related Links

https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/

Additional Information

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance.html

E-mail data requests to HIV/STD Program

This email can be used to request data and statistics on HIV, TB, and STDs in Texas. It cannot be used to get treatment or infection history for individuals, or to request information on programs and services. Please do not include any personal, identifying health information in your email such as HIV status, Date of Birth, Social Security Number, etc.