Tag Archives: Syphilis

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B  World Health Organization (WHO) Maldives first to achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B  Deccan Herald Barbados prepares for certification to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B  Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Maldives First Country to Achieve ‘Triple Elimination’ …

Baltimore’s yearslong struggle with sexually transmitted infections now has a troubling new trend: a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis. The bacterial disease among the city’s youngest has quadrupled in less than 10 years, spiking to almost four times the national rate. The often-stigmatized infections are completely curable if caught in time. But left untreated, even …

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the provisional data from 2024, released Wednesday, the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis declined 9% from 2023, down a third consecutive year.  Gonorrhea cases declined for …

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 Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provisional data for 2024 showed a third consecutive year of fewer gonorrhea cases, and the second year in a row of fewer adult cases of …

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 NIH-funded clinical trial shows potential to simplify treatment for early syphilis.  Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG) successfully treated early syphilis just as well as the three-injection regimen used by many clinicians in the United States and elsewhere. These findings …

Syphilis cases on the rise across Virginia, why leaders are warning pregnant women  13newsnow.com Doctors sound the alarm over rise of deadly SYPHILLIS in American newborns  Daily Mail NYS DOH advises STI screenings to expecting mothers amid penicillin shortage  RochesterFirst Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis on the Rise – How to Protect Your Patients  HIV.gov 3 babies have died of congenital syphilis in New York: …

3 babies have died of congenital syphilis in New York: What is it?  NewsNation What to know about congenital syphilis after 3 infants die in New York  ABC News New York baby dies of syphilis in third case outside the city this year  Newsday Three babies die amid ‘concerning rise’ of syphilis in New York — what to know about the dangerous disease  New …

3 babies have died of congenital syphilis in New York: What is it?  WCBD What to know about congenital syphilis after 3 infants die in New York  ABC News New York baby dies of syphilis in third case outside the city this year  Newsday Three babies die amid ‘concerning rise’ of syphilis in New York — what to know about the dangerous disease  New …

Kenya is reporting a surge in syphilis, while Baringo County leads in Hepatitis B infections. Approximately 1.8 per cent of the population tests positive for the disease. This is according to a new report by the National Aids and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) and UNaids Despite the high number of infections, only a small proportion of those who test positive …