| Figure 26. Primary and secondary syphilis — Rates by race and ethnicity:
United States, 1981–2001 and the Healthy People year 2010 objective |
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| Figure 27. Primary and secondary syphilis — Male to female rate ratios:
United States, 1981–2001 |
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| Figure 28. Primary and secondary syphilis — Age- and sex-specific rates:
United States, 2001 |
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Note: See Table 34 and Appendix for more information.
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| Figure 29. Congenital syphilis — Reported cases for infants <1 year
of age and rates of primary and secondary syphilis among women: United
States, 1970–2001 |
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Note: The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed
in 1988 (see Appendix). Case counts for congenital syphilis shown in this
graph correspond to those listed in Table 40.
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| Figure 30. Congenital syphilis — Rates for infants <1 year of age:
United States, 1981–2001 and the Healthy People year 2010 objective |
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| Note: The Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) objective for primary and secondary
syphilis is 0.2 case per 100,000 population. The surveillance case definition
for congenital syphilis changed in 1988 (see Appendix). |
