Las Vegas area syphilis rate highest in country, Congenital syphilis increasing at an ‘alarming rate’
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#4DAX9)
Clark County, Nevada, where Las Vegas is the largest city, was ranked first in the nation for rates of primary and secondary syphilis in 2017, according to the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD). In 2018, more than 1,000 cases of infectious syphilis cases were reported. In addition, cases of congenital syphilis have been steadily increasing ["]
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