Syphilis has long played a role in human history: some think that notable figures like Dracula author Bram Stoker and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin had the disease. And scientists know that the ...

Faced with a syphilis outbreak beginning in 2019, Alberta researchers tried something new to reach the affected and ...

The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.

Nearly a year after a specialised team was jump-started to tackle a syphilis outbreak, NT Health said numbers remained high and an additional $20 million in federal funds might be needed to turn the ...

The findings represent the oldest complete set of genetic information from this bacterial group and shed light on its ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reports medication meant to prevent potential syphilis outbreaks is in short supply for the Sunflower State. The KDHE Bureau of ...

Treponema pallidum, a microorganism that can cause a deadly sexually transmitted disease in humans, may have a far more ancient lineage than scientists once thought The first recorded venereal ...

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared ...

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health ...

The Houston Health Department has declared a syphilis outbreak as cases have skyrocketed 128% among women in the city. According to most recent data, reported cases rose from 1,845 in 2019 to 2,905 in ...

After a dramatic rise over the past few years, local syphilis cases are finally on the decline. Between 2019 and 2024, ...