Argus Leader

How South Dakota, tribes and federal government are working to curb SD’s syphilis epidemic

Tyler Broghammer leaves his office nearly every day armed with a small blue cooler. Inside is a weapon against South Dakota’s syphilis epidemic: syringes of penicillin. The sexually transmitted ...
MM&M

Facing unchecked syphilis outbreak, Great Plains tribes south federal help. Months later, no one has responded.

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Rapid City Journal

South Dakota doctors urge more testing after syphilis cases increased 1,877% in 2021

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 ...
Rapid City Journal

South Dakota sees most syphilis cases in 44 years

SIOUX FALLS | South Dakota Department of Health officials say the number of syphilis cases reported last year was the most in 44 years. An annual summary of infectious diseases in the state shows that ...