PRO/EDR> Syphilis – USA (16): pregnant women, congenital, rising incidence

Syphilis — United States
1. Bowen V, Su J, Torrone E, Kidd S, Weinstock W: Increase in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2012-2014 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 2015; 64(44): 1241-5; available at .]

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[The following is the discussion section of the MMWR report (ref 1 above) that the news report referred to:
“Discussion
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“The rate of CS [congenital syphilis] in the United States reached a low of 8.4 cases per 100