Syphilis, other STDs are on the rise but states lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them

State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they'd be losing the final two years of a $1 billion investment to strengthen the ranks of people who track and try to prevent sexually transmitted diseases — especially the rapid increase of syphilis cases, an issue especially prevalent in Arizona, which has highest rate of congenital syphilis in the nation.