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Data: Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns

NEW YORK (AP) — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted last week. The Centers for ...
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Newborn Syphilis Rates Continue to Rise, CDC Reports

Cases of newborn syphilis in the United States have risen for the past 12 years, despite a slowdown in the past year or two, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Florida syphilis cases hit record high for new infections in this Treasure Coast county

New diagnoses of HIV and syphilis have doubled in Florida since 2020. St. Lucie County has the highest rate of new HIV cases ...

Soaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says. One group is in 'crisis.'

In 2023, the U.S. reported over a million more sexually transmitted infections than in 2004, according to the CDC.Thousands of babies have syphilis.