Children born with syphilis are six times more likely to be admitted to hospital in their first five years of life compared ...

Relative to unexposed children, those with congenital syphilis were at a 6-fold increased risk for first hospitalization, and ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for syphilis during pregnancy. This recommendation ...

As congenital syphilis cases soar in the United States, some states are turning to rapid, point-of-care tests to catch ...

Analysis of data on 8 million children in Brazil shows that syphilis exposure during pregnancy increases children's risk of ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that children exposed to syphilis during pregnancy ...

Burkina Faso has reported its first Zika case, which involves a 6-year-old girl from Ziniare who was hospitalized for a ...

Strong evidence since years has repeatedly proven that it is possible to ensure that all children born to parent(s) with HIV, hepatitis-B or syphilis, can be born free of these three infections.

Wisconsin health officials are calling a significant spike in congenital syphilis over the last several years "especially concerning." On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). You can get it from having sex with someone who has it. It’s easily treated with antibiotics but can lead to serious problems if it’s not ...