title: An outbreak of infectious syphilis among young heterosexuals in an English town.
abstract: We describe a recent outbreak of syphilis in young heterosexuals in the north west of England. A cluster of 12 cases of syphilis (7 primary and 5 early latent) was identified in Rochdale in heterosexuals aged 20 or under. Nine were women. Five were asymptomatic at presentation. This outbreak occurred in a group not usually associated with syphilis transmission in the north west. Not all the identified cases could be linked, and so potentially this outbreak is a sentinel of a larger problem.
authors: Greater Manchester Health Protection Unit, Manchester, UK. wwelfare@nhs.net
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Welfare
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lacey
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Lighton
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Simms
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013592:Syphilis, Latent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult