But public health experts are alarmed at the rise of congenital syphilis because the disease is completely curable with antibiotics if caught early. From 2013 to 2017, rates of syphilis among reproductive-aged women increased from 2.1 cases per 100,000 women to 5.1 cases. Centers for Disease Control And Prevention: STD Surveillance 2017 Cases of congenital syphilis tend to mirror trends in primary and secondary syphilis rates among reproductive-age women. Texas, which has the fourth-highest rates of congenital syphilis, enacted a similar law in 2015 and has also launched congenital review boards in Houston and San Antonio, cities with high congenital syphilis numbers. What we’re seeing with congenital syphilis are the folks who are really falling through the cracks.

Source: Huffington Post September 26, 2018 20:03 UTC