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Transmission of syphilis between sexual partners in Gabon
D Schrijvers1, R Josse, A Trebucq
1Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Gabon.
Genitourinary Medicine
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
The prevalence and transmission of syphilis was studied in a semirural community in south eastern Gabon. The overall prevalence was 8% (99/1251) and there was no difference in age adjusted prevalence between men and women. The transmission of syphilis between sexual partners occurred in 18.1% (8/44).