An outbreak of infectious syphilis among young heterosexuals in an English town

William Welfare; H. Lacey; L. Lighton; Ian Simms

doi:10.1258/ijsa.2011.011031

An outbreak of infectious syphilis among young heterosexuals in an English town

William Welfare^*, H. Lacey, L. Lighton, Ian Simms

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Abstract

We describe a recent outbreak of syphilis in young heterosexuals in the north west of England. A cluster of 12 cases of syphilis (7 primary and 5 early latent) was identified in Rochdale in heterosexuals aged 20 or under. Nine were women. Five were asymptomatic at presentation. This outbreak occurred in a group not usually associated with syphilis transmission in the north west. Not all the identified cases could be linked, and so potentially this outbreak is a sentinel of a larger problem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	519-520
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume	22
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2011.011031
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011

Keywords

England
Heterosexual
Outbreaks
Syphilis
Young adult

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An outbreak of infectious syphilis among young heterosexuals in an English town

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