Open AccessWHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay
Author(s) -
Katherine Heath,
Mónica Alonso,
Gloria Aguilar,
Tania Samudio,
Eline L. Korenromp,
J Rowley,
Anita Suleiman,
Ye Yu Shwe,
Khin Cho Win Htin,
Naoko Ishikawa,
Morkor Newman Owiredu,
Melanie Taylor
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.20.271569
Subject(s) - congenital syphilis , syphilis , medicine , environmental health , treponematosis , medical emergency , geography , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexually transmitted disease
In Paraguay, incomplete surveillance data resulted in the burden of congenital syphilis being underestimated, which, in turn, led to missed opportunities for infant diagnosis and treatment.