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1782232

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
An outbreak of 1089 cases of infectious syphilis (primary, secondary and early latent) which occurred in the province of Alberta from 1981 to 1987 was analysed by stage of disease, age, sex, sexual preference and geographic distribution. The majority of cases occurred between 1983 and 1985 inclusive. Men accounted for 75.8% of the study population. The majority of men (71%) and women (98.5%) were heterosexual. Of the infected women, 58.7% were North American Indians and many worked as prostitutes. There was clustering in urban locations with 71.8% and 17.7% of cases reported in Edmonton and Calgary, respectively. Clinical signs of syphilis were more commonly present in men than women. Contact tracing played an important role in controlling the outbreak with 15.9% of men and 44.7% of women being diagnosed and treated as a result of this activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0956-4624
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
424-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of an outbreak of infectious syphilis in Alberta.
pubmed:affiliation
Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, Alberta Health, Edmonton, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article