Congenital syphilis warning as infections surge among young women
Syphilis cases have more than doubled in Victoria with most other states also recording rises
GPs are urged to have a low threshold for screening women for syphilis later in pregnancy amid rising cases of the infection, including congenital syphilis.
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton, issued an advisory on Wednesday to encourage wider screening in response to a doubling of cases in the state since 2014.
