Newborn Syphilis Infection Cases Spike Across United States

Published on January 31, 2024

Syphilis cases among American adults have risen by 78 percent over a five-year period, with infections among newborns rising almost 10 times over a decade, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported. In 2022, there were 2.5 million cases of three sexually transmitted infections (STI)—syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, according to a CDC report released Jan. 30. Chlamydia alone accounted for 1,649,716 of the cases. “The most alarming concerns center around the syphilis and congenital syphilis epidemics, signaling an urgent need for swift innovation and collaboration from all STI prevention partners,” the report said. While cases of chlamydia declined between 2018 and 2022 and incidents of gonorrhea increased by only a tenth, syphilis cases jumped 78.9 percent during this period to 203,500 cases....

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