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As Syphilis Invades Rural America, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It

By Lauren Weber April 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Syphilis is spreading from big cities into rural counties across the Midwest and West. One Missouri clinic has seen more than six times as many cases in the first few months of 2019 compared with the same period last year. Communities grappling with budget cuts and crumbling public health infrastructure also lack experience in fighting the disease.