Colorado reports an ‘accelerating trend’ of congenital syphilis cases in recent years

Colorado state health officials are reporting an increase in cases of syphilis in newborns, or congenital syphilis. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports a total of 18 cases of congenital syphilis from 2013 through October 2018, with an accelerating trend in recent years. In Colorado there was one case in 2013, rising to five in ["]

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