Congenital Syphilis

Healthy People Year 2010 Objective 25-9
Reduce congenital syphilis.
Target: 1 new case per 100,000 live births.
Baseline: 27 new cases of congenital syphilis per 100,000 live births were reported in 1997.

Target setting method: Better than the best and consistent with the National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States, CDC, 1998.
Data sources: STD Surveillance System, CDC, NCHSTP; National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.

These are tables below containing Congenital Syphilis Surveillance Data from 1995-2000. If you want more specific data send your requests to: Wendy Malone

Gender by Year of Diagnosis

	Male	Female	Unknown	Total
1995	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	1	1
1998	0	0	0	0
1999	0	1	0	1
2000	1	0	0	1

County Region of Residence by Year of Diagnosis

	East	Central	West	Unknown	Total
1995	0	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	1	1
1998	0	0	0	0	0
1999	1	0	0	0	1
2000	1	0	0	0	1

Content provided by Epidemiology, Surveillance & Health Data (ESHD) of Contra Costa Public Health Division.