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Congenital syphilis remains a critical issue in remote Australia, with healthcare barriers undermining effective STI ...

By the Numbers. In 2022, there were 3761 cases of congenital syphilis in the United States, including 231 stillbirths and 51 infant deaths — the highest number reported in more than 30 years and ...

It is called "the great imitator" because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from other diseases. It's transmitted through direct contact with a syphilis sore and if untreated ...

Rwanda’s low coverage of syphilis testing among pregnant women is putting mothers and newborns at risk of severe complications – such as stillbirth, newborn death, and babies born with congenital ...

It found that the rates of congenital syphilis among babies born at Cooper University Hospital jumped from 45.5 cases per 100,000 live births in 2019 to 518.4 in 2021 — far higher than the rates ...

For the first time since 2018, syphilis rates are down in New Mexico, according to the state's Department of Health.

Cases of congenital syphilis — an STI passed to a baby during pregnancy — increased by 1,450% in the state since 2019. Health officials say there were 31 cases of babies born with syphilis in ...

We have to protect our babies from having syphilis, it’s totally preventable," said Dr. Girois. Girois says in 2024, 35 newborns across Virginia were born were congenital syphilis, and half of ...