Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention
Abstract
"The Syphilis Surveillance Report, 2002, presents syphilis statistics and trends in the United States through 2002. The surveillance information in this report is based on the following sources: case reports from the 65 Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) project areas, and data on prevalence of reactive serologic tests for syphilis provided by the Jail STD Prevalence Monitoring Project and state and local health departments which voluntarily submitted correctional facility screening data to CDC. The STD surveillance systems operated by STD control programs of state and local health departments provide the case report data on adult and congenital syphilis and are the sources of most of the information in this publication. These systems are an integral part of program management at all levels of STD prevention and control in the United States. The Syphilis Surveillance Report consists of two parts. The National Profile contains figures that provide an overview of syphilis morbidity in the United States. The State Profile contains figures of syphilis case report trends at the state and county level." -- p. 1.Division of STD Prevention."January 2004."State profiles available here: http://www.cdc.gov/std/Syphilis2002/default.htm not included in Adobe Acrobat pdf version.Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7)
