Epidemiological Study of an Epidemic Outbreak of Syphilis in Palmas de Gran Canaria

Syphilis on the rise: A prolonged syphilis outbreak among HIV-infected patients in Northern Greece

“…Our study also suggests that the use of safe sexual practices to prevent STDs has decreased and it is important to emphasize the use of barrier methods also during oral sex, given that this is an usual route for syphilis transmission. 23 Further studies are needed to better understand the epidemiology of HIV/syphilis coinfection in MSM and most certainly HIV-positive individuals and immigrants should be a priority for STD prevention actions. 6,[24][25][26] Additionally, closer surveillance of the general population is needed even in high-income countries since the epidemiology of syphilis and other STDs may change throughout the years.…”