Mississippi has been hit with a rise of congenital syphilis (CS) in newborns, as there’s been a 900 per cent increase of babies diagnosed with the disease.
Dr Thomas Dobbs, the medical director for the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Crossroads Clinic in Jackson, shared an analysis of the hospital’s billing data in a recent interview with NBC News. More than 102 newborns were treated for sexually transmitted diseases in the state in 2021, while only 10 were treated for it in 2016, according to the data. This shows a 900 per cent increase in cases over the last five years.
