No hazardous substances were involved in a fire at a steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., that produced thick clouds of smoke and caused officials to issue a shelter in place order, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
Colorado public health officials are asking for an additional $8 million to fight syphilis, which continues to spread more rapidly in the state even as other sexually transmitted infections have started to slow down after an early-pandemic increase.
The rate of syphilis cases caught in the primary and secondary stages in Colorado increased by about 18% from 2021 to 2022, and was roughly triple the 2017 level, according to new data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The rate of syphilis cases caught in the primary and secondary stages in Colorado increased by about 18% from 2021 to 2022, and was roughly triple the 2017 level, according to new data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.