Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health ...

Health care professionals in western South Dakota are alarmed by a dramatic spike in syphilis cases in the state. The sexually transmitted disease that can infect adults and newborns increased by ...

PIERRE — South Dakota health officials are asking doctors to be alert for syphilis cases after reports of 10 cases in the eastern part of the state. State Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger says South ...

While the number of sexually transmitted infections has been on the rise in North Dakota, recent data reveals the number of syphilis cases has dropped. Syphilis cases in men and women decreased from ...