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Michigan saw a 200% increase in the rate of congenital syphilis from 2017-2021, as a rising number of babies in the U.S. are born with the infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday called for urgent action in ending the increase of newborn syphilis cases and warning about the spike in sexually transmitted infections.

Newborn syphilis occurs when mothers do not receive timely testing and treatment during pregnancy.

'Unacceptable American crisis' underscores need for rapid testing and treatment, officials say

Cases of newborn syphilis are rising rapidly in the U.S., and federal health officials are sounding the alarm and urging action. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show cases are at the highest level in at least 30 years. There were more than 3,700 infants born with syphilis in 2022,…

More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022 — 10 times more than a decade ago and a 32 epr cent increase from 2021, the CDC said.

(Reuters) -The number of newborns with syphilis in the United States surged more than 10-fold in the last decade, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Tuesday. Nine out of 10 cases might have been prevented with timely testing and treatment during pregnancy, said Laura Bachmann, chief medical officer in CDC's Division of STD Prevention. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause serious health problems without treatment, and during pregnan...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that the number of babies born with syphilis in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate -- more than 10 times the number reported in 2012.

New CDC data reveal that more than 3,700 babies were born with syphilis in 2022, which was more than 10 times the number in 2012. The increase in newborn syphilis follows rising syphilis cases among women of reproductive age.

The CDC is now urgently warning pregnant women to get tested and, if necessary, treated for syphilis. New data shows the number of babies born with the sexually transmitted disease is increasing at an alarming rate.