MS Hospital Is Convicted After False Syphilis Diagnosis in Mother and Newborn
A hospital in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, has been ordered to pay damages after mistakenly informing a mother and her newborn that they tested positive for syphilis.
Where did syphilis come from? The answer was found in the ground in Colombia
Recent paleogenomic research reveals a new subspecies of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria responsible for syphilis, suggesting its presence in the Americas thousands of years before previously believed.
Where Does Syphilis Really Come From? Ancient DNA Challenges the European Version of History
New research on ancient DNA suggests that syphilis may have existed in the Americas long before being brought to Europe by Columbus, challenging previous narratives about the disease's origins.
NVSC: syphilis incidence has nearly doubled
Syphilis cases in Lithuania have surged nearly twofold in 2024 compared to 2023, reversing a previous trend of decreasing rates over the past decade.
A gynecologist explained why cases of syphilis have increased in the country and warned about the at-risk population
A gynecologist in Argentina discusses the alarming increase in syphilis cases since 2015, highlighting the at-risk population and prevention methods.
Syphilis is probably much older than we thought, suggests find from Colombia
A recent discovery in Colombia suggests that syphilis may be much older than previously believed.
DNA from the Tropics: Solving Ancient Mysteries with a Teaspoon of Mud
Researchers from Frankfurt have disproved the common belief that free DNA degrades quickly in hot climates, uncovering early evidence of syphilis in Mexico and a 16th-century Salmonella epidemic using ancient DNA.