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New York City Syphilis Numbers May Be Much Higher Than Previously Thought (May 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis Cases Rising in New Jersey (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis Outbreak Unabated in New York City (May 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis on the Rebound in Massachusetts (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York Syphilis Rates Doubled in 2001; MSM Epidemic Cited (September 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis Rises Among New York Gay Men; Experts Fear Data Point to Increase in Risky Sexual Activity (September 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Newark, New Jersey: Syphilis Cases Rise as Nation's Continue to Fall (March 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis More Than Doubles in New York City (March 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

News & Research

Growing Syphilis Epidemic Among HIV-Infected MSM in New York City (February 6, 2008)
From The Body PRO
New York City Syphilis Cases Double in First Quarter of 2007 (July 9, 2007)
Most cases among HIV-positive men who have sex with men; Health Department reminds sexually active New Yorkers to limit sex partners & use condoms.
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Syphilis Relapse: Cases Soar in New York City (April 6, 2004)
Syphilis was nearly eradicated in the United States just six years ago, but its resurgence in New York City may be the harbinger of something even more frightening: a new HIV epidemic, particularly among gay men.
In The Village Voice
Syphilis Outbreak Unabated in New York City (May 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GMHC Begins Offering Syphilis Testing (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

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