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CDC sounds alarm on ‘heartbreaking’ rise in newborn syphilis rates

By Gabrielle M. Etzel

Published November 7, 2023 7:53pm ET

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CDC sounds alarm on ‘heartbreaking’ rise in newborn syphilis rates — More women are having fewer babies and the economy is to blame in a new study. | AP/Matt Slocum

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said that rates of newborn syphilis are rapidly increasing amid the accelerating epidemic of sexually transmitted infections.

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