An outbreak of syphilis on an Indian reservation
Descriptive epidemiology and disease-control measures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11036624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A R Gerber, Annegret Gerber (Arizona Department of Health Services), L C King, G J Dunleavy, Gerard Dunleavy (0000-0002-8356-3444), Lloyd F Novick |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-85 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.79.1.83 |
| PMID | 2909191 |
| OpenAlex | W2042673850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
From January 1983 through January 1985, 88 cases of early adult syphilis and five cases of congenital syphilis were identified among residents of a southwestern Indian reservation. The male-to-female ratio of primary and secondary syphilis cases was 1.7: 1; over 90 per cent of women were of childbearing age. Using community health workers to determine the social circles of infected persons was effective in identifying persons at risk; treatment of partners of infected persons prior to development of seroreactivity contributed to the successful control of this outbreak
Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Outbreak · Pathology · Public health · Sexually transmitted disease · Syphilis · Treponematosis · Demography · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment · Virology · Gerontology · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |