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Syphilis cases in US newborns spike to 20-year high

Nearly 1,000 babies were born with the infection in 2017.
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The number of babies born in the United States with syphilis reached a 20-year high in 2017, according to a report1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06910-3

References

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2017 (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2018).

  2. Greenberg, M. S., Singh, T. Htoo, M., Schultz, S. Am. J. Public Health. 81, 1316-1318 (1991)

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