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Figure 14.7 Syphilis incidence rate, 2010

10/01/2015

As sexual transmission is now the main mode of HIV transmission in China, data on sexually transmitted infections, such as the syphilis incidence rate, provide an indication of where the rate of HIV infections might accelerate. Concurrent syphilis infection among HIV-positive pregnant women is also significantly associated with vertical perinatal HIV transmission.

Source: National Centre for HIV/AIDS of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011 

Figure 14.7
As sexual transmission is now the main mode of HIV transmission in China, data on sexually transmitted infections, such as the syphilis incidence rate, provide an indication of where the rate of HIV infections might accelerate. Concurrent syphilis infection among HIV-positive pregnant women is also significantly associated with vertical perinatal HIV transmission.

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