Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine. The work is published in The Lancet Microbe journal.

Researchers have gained new insights into the syphilis genome to aid in vaccine design. Syphilis cases are the highest they have been in over 70 years, leading public health officials to seek new ways ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in Europe about 500 years ago. Its initial symptoms can vary, but the spiral shaped bacterium that causes it can persist in the body ...

Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in ...

Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in ...

While some STI symptoms, such as vaginal discharge, ulcers, and burning, are common, others may be more subtle or ...

This is in part because the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, “is fragile to work with,” said Cameron.“So, you can't use regular experimental methods to work with it.” Because of ...

Syphilis in newborns increased 755% from 2012 to 2022, partly because of lack of access to testing and treatment. Skip to content. All Sections. ... to develop a syphilis vaccine. ...

Syphilis is making a comeback in the United States. In 2021, total cases of the sexually transmitted disease surged by 27 percent to more than 171,000, and the rate reached a 30-year high, ...

Between 2017 and 2021, syphilis cases shot up by 68 percent and gonorrhea cases by 25 percent. About half of those new infections were in teens and young adults.. The incidence of S.T.I.s also ...