Syphilis, Infectious - Florida Health CHARTS - Florida Department of Health

Syphilis, Infectious

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It has often been called "the great imitator" because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases. Infectious syphilis includes primary syphilis, a stage of syphilis infection characterized by one or more ulcerative lesions and secondary syphilis, a stage of infection characterized by localized or diffuse mucocutaneous lesions (e.g., rash — such as non-pruritic macular, maculopapular, papular, or pustular lesions). Patients can spread the disease to others during these stages.

Monitoring newly reported syphilis cases helps target prevention and educational programs to affected individuals and populations.

In 2005, the rate per 100,000 of Syphilis, Infectious in Alachua County was 2.1 compared to Florida at 4. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Links: Healthy People 2030|Other Resource

Measure Type
10 Year Report
View 10 Year Report

Alachua County

Florida

CountyYearCount/Rate

Year

Print/PDF

Click on county name or “Florida” in the legend to hide or show the county or state.

Print/PDF

At least 51 counties must have rates greater than zero for a quartile map to be displayed.

Print/PDF

Export

Syphilis, Infectious, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2005	5	233,859	2.1	1.9	724	17,876,663	4.0	0.3
2004	2	229,846	0.9		728	17,476,489	4.2	0.3
2003	3	226,976	1.3		658	17,074,368	3.9	0.3
2002	1	224,556	0.4		617	16,718,033	3.7	0.3
2001	5	221,643	2.3	2.0	484	16,384,860	3.0	0.3
2000	0	219,239	0.0		413	16,074,896	2.6	0.2
1999	2	213,346	0.9		343	15,679,606	2.2	0.2
1998	4	208,156	1.9		292	15,309,968	1.9	0.2
1997	4	205,414	1.9		304	15,011,697	2.0	0.2
1996	5	201,317	2.5	2.2	368	14,701,293	2.5	0.3
1995	2	197,503	1.0		382	14,405,514	2.7	0.3
1994	7	194,180	3.6	2.7	744	14,120,555	5.3	0.4
1993	19	190,787	10.0	4.5	1,185	13,803,101	8.6	0.5
1992	33	187,450	17.6	6.0	1,587	13,551,351	11.7	0.6
1991	50	184,583	27.1	7.5	2,776	13,323,667	20.8	0.8
1990	103	182,230	56.5^*	10.9	5,133	13,029,114	39.4	1.1
1989	172	179,408	95.9^*	14.3	7,116	12,638,647	56.3	1.3
1988	99	176,732	56.0^*	11.0	8,292	12,307,040	67.4	1.4
1987	96	174,378	55.1	11.0	7,447	11,997,600	62.1	1.4
1986	84	171,585	49.0^*	10.5	4,344	11,667,640	37.2	1.1

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.
Data Source:Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

9/19/2024 5:06:06 AM

Data Note(s)

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data are available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

9/19/2024 5:06:02 AM

Data Note(s)

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data are available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.