Syphilis cases in babies have risen 10-fold in past decade

In the past decade, cases of syphilis in babies have surged ten-fold across the US, rising to more than 3,700 hundred cases in 2022.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention () reported Tuesday there were 3,761 cases of congenital syphilis last year, a 31.7 percent increase from 2021 and 10 times as many cases than the 334 reported in 2012.

This rise in cases led to 231 stillbirths and 51 infant deaths last year.

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