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Letter
A review of an early syphilis outbreak in West Berkshire and Reading 2014–2015
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Between January 2014 and March 2015, there was an outbreak of early syphilis in West Berkshire and Reading. Typically, this region is a low prevalence area; however, an observation of a fivefold increase of early syphilis cases in September 2014 prompted a review and increased surveillance. Data collected were presented to Public Health England and an outbreak declared.
We investigated all confirmed, early syphilis diagnosis …
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