• 754 - A Public Health Emergency: Syphilis Surges in the Great Plains Region

  • May 3 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
  • Podcast
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754 - A Public Health Emergency: Syphilis Surges in the Great Plains Region

  • Summary

  • An alarming and dangerous syphilis surge across the Great Plains Region, an area spanning North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, has prompted tribal officials to urge HHS Secretary to declare a public health emergency. Dr. Meghan Curry O’Connell, chief public health officer at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and a member of the Cherokee Nation, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about the outbreak and why public health officials are struggling to respond. Learn more:
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