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Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. ... In total, 22 states reported cases higher than the national ...
Syphilis continues to be a problem in Tennessee, state data show. According to the recently available state Department of Health data , syphilis cases rose by 67% from 2016 to 2020 — from 1,459 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in ...
Syphilis—Reported Cases by Stage of Infection, United States, 1941–2009. Rates of syphilis by gender in the United States. In the United States rates of syphilis have increased among men between 2000 and 2007. [19] Rates are six times greater in men than women and seven times greater in African Americans than Caucasians. [19]
The Houston Health Department is in the midst of what it calls a “rapid community outreach response” because of syphilis cases increased by 128% among women from 2019 to 2022, and congenital ...
The state had the second highest rate of congenital syphilis in the country in 2022 with 40 cases, which is 351.8 cases per 100,000 births, and was a 150% year-over-year increase. The state saw a ...
Most new cases in the United States (60%) occur in men who have sex with men; and in this population 20% of syphilis cases were due to oral sex alone. [3] [36] Syphilis can be transmitted by blood products, but the risk is low due to screening of donated blood in many countries. [3] The risk of transmission from sharing needles appears to be ...
In 2021, nearly 177,000 new cases were diagnosed, compared to 133,954 cases diagnosed in 2020, and 129,818 cases in 2019. Cases of congenital syphilis — which is when the disease is passed from ...