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 "Individual states have seen increases that are even more eye-popping. From 2016 to 2021, cases shot up 3,300% in Mississippi, nearly 3,000% in Oklahoma, more than 2,200% in Hawaii, more than 1,800% in Washington, more than 1,600% in New Mexico, more than 1,500% in Wisconsin and more than 1,000% in Iowa and Arizona, according to CDC data."

I suspect that taking away women's right to control their bodies, including abortion, plays into rates of congenital syphilis as well
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/health/congenital-syphilis-alarming-rise/index.html