Reemerging diseases in Brazil: sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of syphilis and its under-reporting

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This paper analyzed sociodemographic and epidemiological data of individuals with syphilis as well as the compulsory reporting of the disease, for being a reemerging disease in Brazil. METHODS: General information and sociodemographic, epidemiological, clinical, and laborat...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Artênio José Ísper Garbin, Ronald Jefferson Martins, Naiana de Melo Belila, Sandra Margareth Exaltação, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-02-01
Subjects:	Epidemiology Syphilis Congenital syphilis Notifiable diseases
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100615&lng=en&tlng=en