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. 2010 Jan;16(1):106-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1601.081730.

Reemergence of syphilis in Martinique, 2001-2008

André Cabié  1 , Bruno Rollin, Sandrine Pierre-François, Sylvie Abel, Nicole Desbois, Pascale Richard, Patrick Hochedez, Raphaëlle Théodose, Danielle Quist, Raymond Hélénon, Christian Derancourt, Annick Cavelier, Bernard Liautaud
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Reemergence of syphilis in Martinique, 2001-2008

André Cabié et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Syphilis reemerged in Martinique in 2004 and initially affected 3 HIV-infected patients. By March 2008, syphilis was diagnosed for 37 men and 18 women. As of October 31, 2009, this outbreak had not yet been brought under control. It initially affected mainly men who had sex with men before it spread to heterosexual persons, minority group members, and crack cocaine users.

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Figure 1
Patients with syphilis at University Hospital, Fort-de-France, Martinique, first quarter of 2004 through first quarter of 2008.
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Figure 2
Frequency of syphilis in 55 patients, by group, Fort-de-France, Martinique, 2004–2008. MSM, men who have sex with men; precarious conditions, >1 of the following: homelessness, lack of welfare, being followed-up in a psychiatry unit, mental deficiency, having paid sex, incarceration in correctional facility >2× in the past 5 years.
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