Women now account for most new cases of syphilis in the N.W.T., says territory's top doctor

When the N.W.T. declared a syphilis outbreak in 2019, about 60 per cent of cases were in men. Last year, about 60 per cent of ...
WHYY

Syphilis cases in Delaware County increase significantly, health officials say

In this May 23, 1944 file photo, the organism treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, is seen through an electron microscope. (AP Photo, File) The rate of syphilis in Delaware County is the highest ...
Los Angeles Times

Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Amid an alarming increase in syphilis, Alaska health officials recommend residents under 45 seek testing

Alaska health officials are warning residents about an alarming rise in cases of syphilis — and are now calling for more adults in the state to be tested regularly. According to data reported to the ...
Capital Public Radio

Despite Rise Of Superbugs, Syphilis Still Has A Kryptonite

Lola Stamm fell in love with the bacterium that causes syphilis when she was in grad school. Other bacteria are rod-shaped or blobby. Treponema pallidum, the syphilis culprit, is a long, skinny ...
The Conversation

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy – one that could be easily prevented

Data just published online shows a worrying increase in infectious syphilis cases in women living in Australia aged 15–44 (referred to as “reproductive age”) and a subsequent rise in transmission from ...