Syphilis up 33 percent in Brazil
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1Z2P0)
The same week that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the total combined cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in 2015 reached the highest number ever, Brazil reported significant increases in adult and congenital syphilis, according to a Agencia EFE report (computer translated). Syphilis cases in adults increased by 32.7% between 2014 ["]
