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 E. Tomnay; Kathryn A. Cook; Joanne Peel; Vino Dharmakulasinghe; Charles Alpren; Eric P.F. Chow

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001438

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 E. Tomnay, Kathryn A. Cook, Joanne Peel, Vino Dharmakulasinghe, Charles Alpren, Eric P.F. Chow

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E178-E182
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Volume	48
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001438
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

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