ATLANTA, Ga. (KAIT) - New CDC data reports that U.S. cases of sexually transmitted infections declined from 2023, but newborn syphilis slightly increased in 2024. More than 2.2 million cases of STIs ...

Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases. According the the CDC, newborn ...

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - More babies are at risk of being born with syphilis. We’ve been hearing about this trend recently. Federal officials are now calling it an epidemic. Back in November, the ...

CINCINNATI — Cases of babies born with syphilis are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said 3,700 babies were born with syphilis in 2022. This is the ...

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher nationwide.

In 2024, U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing, according to CDC data published Sept. 24. The U.S. recorded 3,941 newborn syphilis ...