CDC Warns Cases of , Congenital Syphilis , Have Reached 'Dire Levels'.<br />On November 7, the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention released a report warning that <br />cases of newborn syphilis are rapidly on the rise. .<br />On November 7, the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention released a report warning that <br />cases of newborn syphilis are rapidly on the rise. .<br />NBC reports that the number of cases have <br />increased over tenfold in the last ten years.<br />The CDC warns that the number <br />of cases in the United States <br />have reached "dire levels.".<br />In 2022, over 3,700 cases were <br />reported to the CDC, an increase from <br />the 2,855 cases reported in 2021.<br />In 2012, just 335 cases of <br />newborn syphilis were documented. .<br />NBC reports that congenital syphilis can potentially <br />cause stillbirths, miscarriages or developmental <br />disabilities like blindness or hearing loss.<br />In 2022, congenital syphilis caused <br />51 infant deaths and 231 stillbirths.<br />The CDC report notes that almost 90% of those <br />cases could have been avoided through timely <br />testing and treatment during pregnancy.<br />The authors of the report call for increased <br />testing, particularly in settings that typically <br />see patients with limited access to health care. .<br />We are recommending that <br />screening really increase for syphilis <br />outside of traditional prenatal care, Dr. Robert McDonald, lead author of the report and a medical <br />officer in the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, via NBC
