Syphilis — Thailand
As many as 249 babies were born with syphilis in Thailand this year [2019], according to the Public Health Ministry. “The babies were affected because their mothers were infected,” the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Sukhum Karnchanapimai, said yesterday [18 May 2019].
Sukhum said that between 1 Jan and 13 May 2019, 3080 people of all ages were diagnosed with syphilis. Of them, 40.42 per cent are between 15 and 24 years old. Some 24.48 per cent of others are between 25 and 34 years old.
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