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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Infant syphilis cases are skyrocketing in the US: ‘Shameful crisis’

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Surging cases of newborn syphilis, which can lead to miscarriage and stillbirth, have reached “dire levels”, according to US health officials.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report that case numbers have spiked more than tenfold in the last decade and nearly 32 per cent in the last year of data.

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