Spatial and Temporal Epidemiology of Infectious Syphilis in Victoria, Australia, 2015–2018
Ei T. Aung, Marcus Y. Chen, Christopher K. Fairley, Nasra Higgins, Deborah A. Williamson, Jane Tomnay, Kathryn Cook, Joanne Peel, Vino Dharmakulasinghe, Charles Alpren, Eric P. F. Chow
Abstract
ABSTRACT: This analysis of notified syphilis cases in Victoria, Australia between 2015 and 2018 shows that the syphilis epidemic in Victoria has become more generalized, with increases among heterosexual men and women residing in outer Melbourne suburbs-areas that differ from those of gay men.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSyphilisEpidemiologySpatial epidemiologyVirologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)PathologySyphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentZoonotic diseases and public healthData-Driven Disease Surveillance