By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) report a national outbreak of early infectious syphilis (EIS) has been declared and is under investigation...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, Ontario are reporting a significant increase in local cases of syphilis. Ten cases were reported in both...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 361 cases of syphilis in 2020, representing a 49% increase over 2019 (n=242). Of these, 306 (85%) cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Syphilis was a major issue in Japan decades ago until shortly after the end of World War II, but the total reported cases declined to several hundred annually until...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Wisconsin state health officials report cases of adult and congenital syphilis are on the rise in the state. In Milwaukee, the numbers are dramatic– The number...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV decreased in 2020 while the number of syphilis cases increased, according to Folkehelseinstituttet (Norwegian...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The city of Houston health Department is reporting a congenital syphilis surge. Preliminary data indicate that fetal deaths in Harris County (including Houston) increased...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Onondaga County, New York are reporting a sharp rise in syphilis cases during the first three months of 2021. Onondaga County has seen 28 cases of syphilis—as...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that annual cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States continued to climb in 2019, reaching...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Pennsylvania state health officials are reporting increased amounts of sexually transmitted infections, in particular syphilis, prompting officials to encourage the public to...