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Table 33. Primary and secondary syphilis — Men – Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000 population listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1998–2002

  Cases    Rates per 100,000 Population
City 1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002
Akron, OH 2   0   0   1   2   0.8   0.0   0.0   0.4   0.8
Albuquerque, NM 5   8   8   7   15   2.0   3.1   2.9   2.6   5.5
Atlanta, GA 101   128   79   157   199   28.6   36.0   19.7   39.1   49.5
Austin, TX 9   16   6   14   19   2.5   4.4   1.4   3.4   4.6
Baltimore, MD 244   134   126   84   88   81.0   45.4   41.5   27.7   29.0
Birmingham, AL 21   14   9   4   5   6.8   4.6   2.9   1.3   1.6
Boston, MA 18   11   20   17   42   6.7   4.1   6.9   5.9   14.6
Buffalo, NY 3   1   0   4   3   2.0   0.7   0.0   2.6   1.9
Charlotte, NC 33   35   21   17   15   10.9   11.2   6.2   5.0   4.4
Chicago, IL 191   166   163   256   310   13.3   11.6   10.9   17.1   20.7
Cincinnati, OH 4   1   0   0   4   1.0   0.3   0.0   0.0   1.0
Cleveland, OH 15   9   2   1   6   2.3   1.4   0.3   0.2   0.9
Columbus, OH 23   22   26   37   86   4.7   4.4   5.0   7.1   16.6
Corpus Christi, TX 0   0   0   0   1   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.7
Dallas, TX 80   94   64   72   115   7.9   9.3   5.8   6.5   10.4
Dayton, OH 3   2   4   1   4   1.1   0.7   1.5   0.4   1.5
Denver, CO 1   1   4   13   41   0.4   0.4   1.4   4.6   14.6
Des Moines, IA 3   0   0   1   3   1.7   0.0   0.0   0.6   1.7
Detroit, MI 85   115   153   215   216   14.2   19.4   34.1   48.0   48.2
El Paso, TX 2   7   5   10   8   0.6   2.1   1.5   3.1   2.4
Fort Worth, TX 17   18   15   24   61   2.5   2.6   2.1   3.4   8.5
Honolulu, HI 4   1   1   10   9   0.9   0.2   0.2   2.3   2.0
Houston, TX 55   47   43   75   96   3.5   2.9   2.5   4.4   5.7
Indianapolis, IN 78   203   131   68   26   20.2   52.7   31.5   16.3   6.3
Jacksonville, FL 8   4   13   20   8   2.2   1.1   3.4   5.3   2.1
Jersey City, NJ 1   3   0   3   15   0.9   2.8   0.0   2.5   12.7
Kansas City, MO 4   3   1   3   7   1.9   1.4   0.5   1.4   3.2
Los Angeles, CA 70   57   112   175   341   1.6   1.3   2.5   4.0   7.7
Louisville, KY 46   37   31   10   38   14.5   11.6   9.3   3.0   11.5
Memphis, TN 126   132   123   102   38   30.5   31.8   28.7   23.8   8.9
Miami, FL 20   58   86   145   198   1.9   5.6   7.9   13.3   18.2
Milwaukee, WI 36   22   22   6   12   8.3   5.1   4.9   1.3   2.7
Minneapolis, MN 2   3   6   11   35   1.1   1.7   3.2   5.8   18.5
Nashville, TN 117   148   117   47   16   46.2   58.9   42.4   17.0   5.8
New Orleans, LA 64   27   14   13   6   29.7   12.6   6.2   5.7   2.6
New York City, NY 63   102   107   263   417   1.8   2.9   2.8   6.9   11.0
Newark, NJ 13   12   19   37   37   9.7   8.9   13.3   25.9   25.9
Norfolk, VA 20   13   23   15   9   18.9   11.2   19.2   12.5   7.5
Oakland, CA 6   8   8   22   49   1.0   1.3   1.1   3.1   6.9
Oklahoma City, OK 35   72   43   17   42   17.9   36.6   20.8   8.2   20.4
Omaha, NE 3   3   1   2   1   1.4   1.4   0.4   0.9   0.4
Philadelphia, PA 59   48   42   55   53   8.9   7.3   6.0   7.8   7.5
Phoenix, AZ 109   133   97   109   96   7.9   9.4   6.3   7.1   6.2
Pittsburgh, PA 0   2   1   6   5   0.0   0.3   0.2   1.0   0.8
Portland, OR 3   2   7   8   15   1.2   0.8   2.7   3.1   5.8
Richmond, VA 14   6   3   6   2   16.0   7.0   3.3   6.5   2.2
Rochester, NY 3   0   1   1   3   2.6   0.0   0.8   0.8   2.5
Sacramento, CA 1   1   0   3   11   0.2   0.2   0.0   0.5   1.8
San Antonio, TX 18   20   44   47   33   2.8   3.0   6.5   6.9   4.9
San Diego, CA 17   19   21   21   31   1.2   1.3   1.5   1.5   2.2
San Francisco, CA 21   28   48   137   311   5.7   7.6   12.2   34.7   78.8
San Jose, CA 2   3   2   9   29   0.2   0.4   0.2   1.1   3.4
Seattle, WA 32   63   46   40   50   3.9   7.7   5.3   4.6   5.8
St Louis, MO 33   23   8   9   9   21.2   15.0   4.9   5.5   5.5
St Paul, MN 1   1   1   4   5   0.8   0.8   0.7   2.9   3.6
St Petersburg, FL 4   2   4   9   20   1.0   0.5   0.9   2.1   4.6
Tampa, FL 12   8   10   9   25   2.7   1.7   2.0   1.8   5.1
Toledo, OH 4   1   2   1   8   1.9   0.5   0.9   0.5   3.7
Tucson, AZ 6   7   6   17   21   1.6   1.8   1.5   4.1   5.1
Tulsa, OK 8   23   4   4   2   4.4   12.4   2.1   2.1   1.0
Washington, DC 47   21   27   35   49   19.2   8.6   10.0   13.0   18.2
Wichita, KS 2   3   1   3   2   0.9   1.4   0.4   1.3   0.9
Yonkers, NY 0   1   1   1   1   0.0   1.1   1.1   1.1   1.1
U.S. CITY TOTAL* 2,027   2,152   1,982   2,513   3,424   5.9   6.3   5.5   7.0   9.5
San Juan, PR 41   27   36   30   47   8.2   5.3   7.4   6.1   9.6
TOTAL 2,068   2,179   2,018   2,543   3,471   6.0   6.2   5.5   7.0   9.5

*Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table.

 


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