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Hawaii reports syphilis increases in women and newborns

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Hawaii Department of Health is reporting the rate of syphilis cases in women and newborns in the state has been increasing annually over the past four years. “While we...

Oklahoma reports big increases of syphilis in women, congenital syphilis

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Oklahoma Department of Health has reported dramatic increases in primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis in women in recent years, as well as increases in congenital syphilis. From...

Congenital syphilis up 38% in the US in recent years

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After a period of decline from 2008 to 2012 when the overall rate of reported congenital syphilis (CS) decreased from 10.5 to 8.4 cases per 100,000 live births, rates increased by 38 percent from 2012...