Syphilis cases triple in Lubbock County, Health alert issued

The number of syphilis cases, primary, secondary and early latent syphilis, reported in Lubbock County, Texas have tripled in the first third of 2016 compared to the same period last year, prompting health officials to issue a Syphilis Alert. During the first 4 months of 2016, 24 cases were identified compared to 8 cases during ["]