Epidemiological analysis of syphilis from 2006 to 2010 in Nanjing

OBJECTIVE To investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of syphilis in during the period of 2006 and 2010 in Nanjing,and to make scientific implications for further control strategies of the disease.METHODS Descriptive method was used to analyze the epidemic data of syphilis in all the district of Nanjing.RESULTS The incidence rate of syphilis increased rapidly in Nanjing from 2006 to 2010.Both primary and secondary syphilis cases were 73.40% in all syphilis cases,while most patients were 20～49 years old,which were accounted for 72.20%.There were more men than women cases in all the stages of syphilis except latent syphilis.CONCLUSION The number of reported syphilis in Nanjing is increasing,and further effective approaches on enhancing syphilis screening and strengthening the intervention in high risk groups would be initiated to control syphilis.