Mothers-to-be Encouraged to get Tested as Congenital Syphilis ‘Highest in 20 Years’
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has encouraged mothers-to-be to get tested as congenital syphilis has doubled since 2013, making it the highest recorded cases in the past 20 years in the United States.
“To protect every baby, we have to start by protecting every mother,” said Gail Bolan, M.D., director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention in a report, adding that “early testing and prompt treatment to cure any infections are critical first steps, but too many women are falling through the cracks of the system. If we’re going to reverse the resurgence of congenital syphilis that has to change.”
Last month, a report came out that syphilis among newborn has also doubled for the past four years. CDC said reported cases has had an increase from a mere 362 in 2013 to 918 in 20...