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Rates of syphilis in pregnant women have TRIPLED since 2016 which puts babies at 40% risk of DEATH, CDC report shows… these are the worst-hit states

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by CAITLIN TILLEY at dailymail.co.uk Rates of the most dangerous form of syphilis have tripled since 2016, health officials have warned. New CDC data shows 280.4 pregnant women per 100,000 births tested positive for the sexually transmitted disease in 2022 compared to 87.2 per 100,000 births in 2016.  Particularly concerning is the risk of congenital syphilis – a […]