Syphilis — Worldwide/Unknown
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has initiated a campaign to re-educate the population about syphilis, as the city has seen an increase in the number of congenital syphilis cases over the past couple of years.
Metro Health said San Antonio is number 2 in the state in the number of syphilis cases per capita. Last year [2012] in Bexar County, 18 babies were born with syphilis, and the department said that number should be zero.
Dr Anil Mangla of the Metro Health District said
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