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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center , syphilis rates among Native Americans in its region soared by 1,865% from 2020 to 2022 — over 10 times the 154% increase seen nationally during the same period. In 2022, 3,700 cases were reported — the most in a single year since 1994. Sign up for its newsletters here.