Epidemiology of reported syphilis among U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel, 1985-1987
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In the civilian population of the United States, syphilis is once again on the rise after years of decline. Because the military population is composed of a different distribution of race, sex, and age than the general population, the two groups cannot be directly compared. To evaluate the prevalence of syphilis in the military, 456 cases of syphilis reported in the Navy and the Marines between 1985 and 1987 were analyzed. During this period, the annual incidence rose from 16 per 100,000 to 23 per 100,000. Both men and blacks are overrepresented in the military compared with the general population, and both had higher incidence of syphilis. However, the increase in incidence was significant only for blacks, which rose from 33.3 to 111.2 per 100,000 in the Navy, and 55.1 to 69.1 in the Marines. The sexual encounters most reported in the cases of syphilis were in the east coast of the United States and in countries in the western Pacific. Preventive measures are being emphasized both by the Navy and the Marine Corps, which recommend condom use and include advisory briefings for units entering foreign ports having high rates of sexually transmitted disease in the local populations. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1990
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Sexually transmitted infections among sex workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Many prostitutes in South Africa need interventions to protect them from contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. Researchers tested 145 female prostitutes at truckstops in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, candida, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis. Half were HIV-positive, 41% had trichomoniasis, 41% had candida, 14% had gonorrhea, 42% had syphilis, and 16% had chlamydia.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1998
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Estimates of the Incidence and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States
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The rate of new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) may be higher than previously estimated. Fifteen million new infections may have occurred in 1996, of which greater than two-thirds are trichomonas infections and human papillomavirus infections, for which surveillance data is not substantial. Improved disease surveillance methods may reveal even more infections than are currently reported.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1999
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