Results from laboratory-based reporting of syphilis in Germany, 2001-2002

Abstract

From the beginning of 2001 to mid-2002, 2783 cases of syphilis were notified to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) in Germany (1). Of these notifications, 1681 were for cases diagnosed in 2001, and 1102 were for cases diagnosed so far in the first half of 2002 (a 50% increase on the first half of 2001). The annual number of syphilis notifications in Germany between 1995 and 2000 was between 1120 and 1150. The recent rise in reported cases follows a major change in the German syphilis notification system, from physician- to laboratory-based reporting, which was introduced at the beginning of 2001.

Recent trends in the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in the European Union

“…In 2001, 1681 cases were reported and there were 1102 cases reported in the first 6 months of 2002. 30 Much of these increases occurred in large metropolitan German cities.…”

Syphilis epidemiology under modern conditions

“…на-селения. В 2001 г. был зарегистрирован 1681 случай сифилиса и еще 1102 случая -за 6 мес 2002 г. Боль-шая часть случаев заболевания была зарегистриро-вана в крупных городах Германии [20,21]. В Дубли-не (Ирландия) с начала 2000 г. отмечался значитель-КЛИНИЧЕСКАЯ ДЕРМАТОЛОГИЯ И ВЕНЕРОЛОГИЯ 1,2015 ЭПИДЕМИОЛОГИЯ ный рост заболеваемости сифилисом среди мужчин, имевших гомосексуальные контакты [22].…”