Congenital syphilis epidemiology and demographics

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

According to the CDC, 40% of births to syphilitic mothers are stillborn, 40-70% of the survivors will be infected, and 12% of these will subsequently die. During 2005--2008, Congenital Syphilis rates increased primarily in the South (from 9.6 per 100,000 live births to 15.7) and among infants born to black mothers (from 26.6 per 100,000 live births to 34.6).[2]