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Syphilis in Europe: data and trends

The key facts and trend analyses for syphilis in Europe summarised in our Annual Epidemiological Report.

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Active case finding in prison settings

What are the most (cost-) effective ways to prevent and control communicable diseases in prison settings? ECDC and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction present the evidence on active case finding as a key measure to diagnose communicable diseases early.

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Publication

Syphilis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Congenital syphilis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance

Nov 2019

Publication

Developing a national strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections

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Congenital syphilis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Publication

Syphilis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance

Nov 2019

Publication

Developing a national strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections

Technical report -

News

Syphilis notifications in the EU/EEA up by 70% since 2010

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News

Health risks during the Carnival season in Brazil

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News

How to control chlamydia – an ECDC guidance for Europe

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News

Concerns about future treatment of gonorrhoea in Europe: ECDC issues response planArchived

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Data

Presentation: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Data

Table 1. Number and rate of reported congenital syphilis cases per 100 000 live births, EU/EEA, 2010–2014

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Data

Figure 1. Number of reported confirmed congenital syphilis cases per 100 000 live births; number of countries reporting congenital syphilis data, 25 EU/EEA countries, 2005–2014

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Table 1. Number and rate of reported confirmed syphilis cases per 100 000 population by country and year, EU/EEA, 2010–2014

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Surveillance and disease data

Prevention and control

Guidance on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

Facts

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It may also be transmitted mother-to-child (congenital syphilis).

Related diseases

Disease / public health area

Chlamydia infection

Disease / public health area

Congenital syphilis

Disease / public health area

Gonorrhoea

Disease / public health area

Hepatitis B

Disease / public health area

Hepatitis C

Disease / public health area

HIV infection and AIDS

Disease / public health area

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Disease programmes and networks

European Network for STI Surveillance

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Nov 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance

Nov 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV testing strategies employed in health care settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA): evidence from a systematic review

Nov 2019