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STD Surveillance 2002

National Profile

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Figure 28. Primary and secondary syphilis — Rates by race and ethnicity: United States, 1981–2002 and the Healthy People 2010 objective

Figure 29. Primary and secondary syphilis — Male to female rate ratios: United States, 1981–2002

Figure 30. Primary and secondary syphilis — Age- and sex-specific rates: United States, 2002

Note: See Table 34.

Figure 31. Congenital syphilis — Reported cases for infants <1 year of age and rates of primary and secondary syphilis among women: United States, 1970–2002

Note: The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed in 1988. See Appendix (Reporting of Congenital Syphilis Cases). Case counts for congenital syphilis shown in this graph correspond to those listed in Table 40.

Figure 32. Congenital syphilis — Rates for infants <1 year of age: United States, 1981–2002 and the Healthy People 2010 objective

Note: The Healthy People 2010 objective for congenital syphilis is 1.0 case per 100,000 live births. The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed in 1988. See Appendix (Reporting of Congenital Syphilis Cases).

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