{"title":"Syphilis in Pregnant Women and Congenital Syphilis in Japan, 2022 to 2023: A Warning for Other Countries.","authors":"Ayu Kasamatsu, Takuri Takahashi, Yuzo Arima, Hanae Ito, Maki Masutani, Shimpei Murai, Natsuko Nakamura, Ayano Orime, Masami Kitaoka, Yukihiro Akeda, Motoi Suzuki, Takuya Yamagishi","doi":"10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002173","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>After a brief decline, syphilis case counts among pregnant women reported through Japan's national surveillance doubled from 2021 to 2023; congenital syphilis case counts/100,000 live births also doubled to >5. The unprecedented trends in Japan highlight the current heterosexual syphilis epidemic's relentlessness, with important implications for other countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":21837,"journal":{"name":"Sexually transmitted diseases","volume":" ","pages":"e65-e67"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sexually transmitted diseases","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002173","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/4/24 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract: After a brief decline, syphilis case counts among pregnant women reported through Japan's national surveillance doubled from 2021 to 2023; congenital syphilis case counts/100,000 live births also doubled to >5. The unprecedented trends in Japan highlight the current heterosexual syphilis epidemic's relentlessness, with important implications for other countries.
期刊介绍:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, the official journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, publishes peer-reviewed, original articles on clinical, laboratory, immunologic, epidemiologic, behavioral, public health, and historical topics pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases and related fields. Reports from the CDC and NIH provide up-to-the-minute information. A highly respected editorial board is composed of prominent scientists who are leaders in this rapidly changing field. Included in each issue are studies and developments from around the world.