Rapid response to syphilis outbreak among female sex workers

• Main Authors: Shaily B Surti (Author), J K Kosambiya (Author), Neeta Khokhar (Author), Mohamedanas Mohamedfaruk Patni (Author), Alpesh H Gohil (Author), Zeel N Kamdar (Author), Dipak Umrigar (Author), Ragini Verma (Author), Summaiya Mulla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Outbreak of syphilis, i.e., 16 cases of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) reactive cases of syphilis was reported in Community Based Organization (CBO) Sahyog of Surat, India, from April to August 2014. The aim of the study was to find risk factors and take immediate actions to prevent spread. M...