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- Title
A brief recent history of the epidemiology of congenital syphilis in the United Kingdom.
- Authors
Simms, Ian; Goh, Beng T.; French, Patrick; Wallace, Lesley A.; Irvine, Neil; Thomas, Daniel Rh; Winter, Andrew J.; Lyall, Hermione; Webb, Sharon
- Abstract
Within a century, congenital syphilis has been reduced from a major cause of morbidity and mortality to a condition rarely seen in the UK. Here, newly-derived literature and information searches were used to create a contemporary overview of the epidemic, including its epidemiology. Although constrained by high-quality healthcare services and with an incidence below the World Health Organization elimination threshold, congenital syphilis still has the potential to cause major consequences for the health and life chances of affected infants. If the complex challenges presented by this preventable disease are to be resolved, intervention strategies need to be optimised, rigorously assessed and extended across Europe.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CONGENITAL, hereditary, &; infantile syphilis; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC health; INFANT diseases; WORLD Health Organization; DIAGNOSIS of syphilis; SYPHILIS epidemiology; COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology; PREGNANCY complications; PRENATAL diagnosis; DISEASE incidence
- Publication
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 11, p1110
- ISSN
0956-4624
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0956462418776070