The number of babies being born with syphilis has climbed for 12 straight years, continuing even as STIs have declined.

Cases of newborn syphilis hit almost 4,000 in 2024, marking a troubling trend amid a broader STI epidemic, even as some ...

The CDC reports that newborn syphilis cases in the US have increased for the 12th consecutive year, with nearly 4,000 cases ...

The incidence of syphilis is rising across US populations, with congenital syphilis and drug shortages posing major public ...

“The continued rise in congenital syphilis is a distressing indication that we are not doing enough to protect pregnant women ...

Cases of the three nationally reportable STIs — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — declined overall for the third straight ...

Ocular syphilis is re-emerging in Europe and is often first detected by ophthalmologists, with acute placoid chorioretinitis being a common manifestation.

Congenital syphilis represents one of the most devastating yet preventable threats to infant health, with cases climbing at an alarming rate across the United States. This resurgent public health ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a rise in cases of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. Last ...

But cases of congenital or newborn syphilis, in which the infection is transmitted from mother to child, continue to rise.