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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,…