Landrum S, Beck-Sague' C, Kraus S
Technical Information Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Am J Public Health. 1988 Jan;78(1):66-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.1.66.
Early syphilis cases attributable to homosexual transmission declined in DeKalb County, Georgia, from 191 in 1981 to 97 in 1985. This decline occurred only among White men with same sex partners (SSP); early syphilis among Black men with same sex partners has risen. This pattern is consistent with the hypothesis that changes in sexual behavior instituted by White men at risk of acquiring HTLV-III/LAV infection may have resulted in decreased incidence of early syphilis among those men.
佐治亚州迪卡尔布县因同性恋传播导致的早期梅毒病例从1981年的191例降至1985年的97例。这种下降仅发生在有同性伴侣（SSP）的白人男性中；有同性伴侣的黑人男性中的早期梅毒病例有所上升。这一模式与以下假设一致：有感染HTLV-III/LAV风险的白人男性性行为的改变可能导致了这些男性中早期梅毒发病率的下降。
