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New Syphilis cases (per 100,000)
Current Value
35.0
Definition
Comparison
Story Behind the Curve
Total cases and rate per 100,000 residents from 2018 - 2019 includes primary, secondary, early latent, unknown/ late duration.
- Primary, secondary, and early non-primary non-secondary (formerly early latent) is defined as having been infected for a year or less.
- Late is defined as having been infected more than one year and presenting with inflammatory lesions of the cardiovascular system, skin, bone, or other tissue/structures. Late syphilis usually becomes clinically manifest only after a period of 15–30 years of untreated infection.