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Given the potential for vertical transmission of both infections, we examined syphilis and HCV co-infection among pregnant women in West Virginia (2019\u20132023). Public health surveillance data for syphilis and HCV were cross-referenced to identify co-infections. Of the 161 pregnant women with syphilis, 42.9% had a past or present HCV infection. Compared with those without HCV, a greater proportion of women with past or present HCV self-reported incarceration (21.7% vs 5.4%) and drug use (50.7% vs 15.2%) during the past year. Notably, women with past or present HCV had lower adherence to syphilis treatment (56.5% vs 84.8%) and a higher frequency of reported congenital syphilis outcomes (59.4% vs 28.3%). 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