The fallout was quick: Nevada, which saw a 44 percentage-point jump in congenital syphilis from 2021 to 2022, was supposed to get more than $10 million to bolster its STD program budget.
In 2021, there were 77.9 cases of congenital syphilis per 100,000 live births.
Doing so in a timely manner can prevent congenital syphilis.
Mississippi is also seeing an uptick in congenital syphilis cases, which a recently published study showed rose tenfold between 2016 and 2022.
Agency head Dr. Dan Edney said one of his top priorities now is finding money from other parts of the state's health budget.
Persons:
they’d, Dawn Cribb, ”, Sam Burgess, Deneshun Graves, Lupita Thornton, Graves, Thornton, “, Dan Edney, Rebecca Scranton, ” Scranton, Robert Wood Johnson
Organizations:
Nevada Division of Public, Behavioral, Associated Press, Louisiana Department of Health, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Houston Health Department, Health, Mississippi State Department of Health, Agency, of Health Services, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP
Locations:
U.S, Nevada, . Mississippi, Arizona