"Surge in Syphilis Cases Prompts Urgent Call for Expanded Screening and Treatment"
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The state Department of Health in Hawaii is urging health care providers to increase screenings for syphilis, as the number of cases continues to rise. The focus is on pregnant women or those planning to become pregnant, in order to prevent the transmission of the disease to their babies.
- Syphilis cases on the rise, says state DOH Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Expanded screening urged due to increase rate of syphilis in Hawaiʻi Maui Now
- Your Reliable Source Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
- Health department raising awareness of syphilis NTV
- State urges expanded screening, treatment of syphilis as cases increase Big Island Now
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