900% increase in babies born with syphilis in Mississippi may be part of nationwide trend
Posted on AllSides February 14th, 2023
From The Center
Mississippi has seen a dramatic increase in the number of babies born with . Hospitals in the state treated just over 100 cases of congenital syphilis in 2021, compared with only 10 in 2016, according to a recent analysis of hospital billing data shared with (opens in new tab). That analysis was shared by (opens in new tab), the medical director of the Mississippi State Department of Health's Crossroads Clinic in Jackson and dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center....
