Kojima Noah, Klausner Jeffrey D
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90095.
Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90024.
Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2018 Mar;5(1):24-38. doi: 10.1007/s40471-018-0138-z. Epub 2018 Feb 19.
Syphilis continues to cause morbidity and mortality worldwide. While syphilis infection is easily identifiable and treatable, rates of syphilis infection continue to increase among select populations in high-income countries and remain at endemic levels in low- and middle-income counties.
World Health Organization recommended strategies have led to the dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis and HIV in several countries, however outbreaks among select populations need to be adequately addressed.
Continued vigilance and investment is needed to address syphilis worldwide. The epidemiology of syphilis differs in high-income and low- and middle-income counties.
梅毒在全球范围内持续导致发病和死亡。虽然梅毒感染易于识别和治疗，但在高收入国家的特定人群中，梅毒感染率持续上升，在低收入和中等收入国家仍处于流行水平。
世界卫生组织推荐的策略已在多个国家实现了梅毒和艾滋病毒母婴传播的双重消除，然而，特定人群中的疫情仍需得到充分应对。
应对全球梅毒问题需要持续保持警惕并投入资源。梅毒的流行病学在高收入国家与低收入和中等收入国家有所不同。
