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In the past decade, cases of syphilis in babies have surged ten-fold across the US, rising to more than 3,700 hundred cases in 2022.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Tuesday there were 3,761 cases of congenital syphilis last year, a 31.7 percent increase from 2021 and 10 times as many cases than the 334 reported in 2012.
This rise in cases led to 231 stillbirths and 51 infant deaths last year.
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I am a reporter and digital producer for the Civic section of U.S. News & World Report, where I write about breaking news. I came to U.S. News in 2016 as a researcher and writer for the Rankings and Reviews section and in 2017, joined the news team, where I helped launch America 2020. I have previously worked for LifeZette.com as a reporter and social media specialist and was an editor for several outlets at my alma mater. I am a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. You can follow me on Twitter (@arlardieri) and Facebook (/AlexaRLardieri) or connect with me on LinkedIn (/in/alexa-lardieri). View more posts
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