SUS adopts antibiotic as post-exposure prophylaxis against syphilis and chlamydia
The Brazilian health system, SUS, has adopted doxycycline as a post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent chlamydia and syphilis infections after unprotected intimate contact.
By boat, health professionals are expected to serve residents of 150 rural communities in Rio Branco
Health professionals are embarking on a boat to provide free medical consultations, vaccinations, and rapid HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis testing to residents of 150 isolated rural communities around Rio Branco, Brazil.
SUS starts using antibiotic to prevent syphilis and chlamydia after risk exposure
Brazil's health system, SUS, will now use doxycycline as a preventative measure against syphilis and chlamydia following potential exposure risks.
A gynecologist explained why cases of syphilis have increased in the country and warned about the at-risk population
Gynecologist Julieta Vera discussed the sustained increase in syphilis cases in Argentina since 2015 and identified the risk population as those aged 19 to 39.
Denmark has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Denmark has become the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis according to the World Health Organization.
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.