Syphilis cases in Baltimore infants are on the rise, experts say | NYGazet

Syphilis has long been a problem in Baltimore, but now cases of the potentially severe bacterial infections are showing up in newborns. Officials are working to get pregnant women tested.

Baltimore’s yearslong struggle with sexually transmitted infections now has a troubling new trend: a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis. The bacterial disease among the city’s youngest has quadrupled in less than 10 years, spiking ... [5905 chars]