MedPage Today October 28, 2022
— A deeper look at the congenital syphilis situation in San Bernardino County
Congenital syphilis (CS), a preventable and potentially devastating disease passed during pregnancy, is increasing at an alarming pace in California and nationwide. If a pregnant mother diagnosed with syphilis does not receive timely treatment, the impact of CS on the baby can be severe, ranging from prematurity and brain and nerve problems to stillbirth or death. There has been a seven-fold increase in cases of CS nationally between 2012 and 2021. In 2018, the state case rate of 68.2 per 100,000 live births in California was already more than double that of the U.S. case rate.
In 2018, the California Department of Public Health launched an effort...
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