Open AccessSyphilis Outbreak Among Hispanic Immigrants in Decatur, Alabama
Author(s) -
Gabriela Paz–Bailey,
Silvia Terán,
William C. Levine,
Lauri E. Markowitz
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/01.olq.0000104813.21860.e1
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , outbreak , demography , men who have sex with men , odds ratio , confidence interval , gerontology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , sociology
Despite national progress in syphilis control, increases in rates have recently occurred, and syphilis is still an endemic problem in the southern United States. An outbreak of infectious syphilis among Hispanics was identified in Decatur, Alabama.