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The world urgently needs more STI vaccines

And better, faster, less expensive testing tools to reduce the toll of STIs.

The Challenge

Why We Need STI Vaccines and Diagnostics

Left untreated, STIs can lead to infertility, pregnancy complications, and cancer, and can increase the risk of HIV.

STIs often go undiagnosed and untreated. Despite their potentially devastating consequences, they may cause few or no immediate symptoms. And diagnosis can be inconvenient, unaffordable, or unavailable.

Upcoming Webinar

Vaccinology of HSV

Join us October 15 for a conversation with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Learn about prevention, detection, and treatment options for common STIs

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STI Diagnostics & Testing

How To Test for STIs

Some STIs, like chlamydia and gonorrhea, can be quickly diagnosed at a clinic or even through self-collection kits, when available. Expensive, time-consuming laboratory tests are required to diagnose many other common STIs.

Visit individual pathogen pages to learn more about diagnostics.

Report

Global Investment Falls Short

Read AVAC’s 2022 review tracking funding trends in vaccine and diagnostics R&D, and pipeline investments for some of the most common STIs.