Increase of syphilis in Finland related to the Russian epidemic

E Hilthunen-Back; O Haikala; P Koskela; T Reunala

doi:10.2807/esm.01.01.00197-en

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Increase of syphilis in Finland related to the Russian epidemic
E Hilthunen-Back¹ , O Haikala¹ , P Koskela¹ , T Reunala²
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Affiliations: ¹ National Public Health Institute, Finland ² Helsinki University, Department of Dermatology, Finland

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Citation style for this article: Hilthunen-Back E, Haikala O, Koskela P, Reunala T. Increase of syphilis in Finland related to the Russian epidemic. Euro Surveill. 1996;1(1):pii=197. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.01.01.00197-en

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Abstract

In the early 1990s only 30 to 40 new serologically confirmed cases of syphilis were reported annually in Finland. Typical syphilis patients were heterosexual men who acquired the infection abroad. Since 1993, the incidence of syphilis has increased. In 19