Table 35. Congenital Syphilis - Reported cases and rates in infants <1 year of age by state/area: United
States and outlying areas, 1989 - 1993
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Cases | Rates per 100,000 Live Births
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State/Area 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 | 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
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Alabama 1 4 21 12 27 | 1.6 5.9 34.7 19.0 42.8
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arizona 1 32 21 18 16 | 1.5 46.5 31.0 27.0 24.0
Arkansas 0 14 28 34 8 | 0.0 38.8 81.0 97.2 22.9
California 87 765 719 402 298 | 15.3 123.4 117.8 66.9 49.6
Colorado 0 1 0 1 8 | 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.8 14.7
Connecticut 18 27 25 26 10 | 36.4 51.6 51.6 53.9 20.7
Delaware 3 5 7 4 3 | 28.0 44.3 62.6 36.7 27.5
Florida 243 591 608 336 235 | 125.8 296.0 312.7 174.7 122.2
Georgia 14 84 139 178 79 | 12.7 74.4 126.3 159.8 70.9
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Illinois 60 183 299 396 368 | 31.5 93.3 154.1 205.7 191.2
Indiana 0 0 0 3 1 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.2
Iowa 0 0 0 0 1 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
Kansas 0 2 0 4 3 | 0.0 5.0 0.0 10.7 8.0
Kentucky 1 3 6 8 9 | 1.9 5.2 10.9 14.8 16.7
Louisiana 28 101 30 1 144 | 38.5 140.9 40.2 1.4 200.7
Maine 1 0 0 0 0 | 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maryland 20 82 54 43 30 | 25.6 98.0 63.9 56.5 39.4
Massachusetts 12 13 5 4 6 | 13.1 13.9 5.8 4.5 6.8
Michigan 22 75 113 73 84 | 14.8 47.1 73.7 52.5 60.4
Minnesota 0 0 2 6 9 | 0.0 0.0 3.0 9.2 13.7
Mississippi 1 26 19 26 70 | 2.3 59.3 43.7 59.8 161.0
Missouri 0 10 15 28 97 | 0.0 12.3 19.2 37.1 128.6
Montana 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nebraska 1 0 1 4 1 | 4.1 0.0 4.2 17.4 4.3
Nevada 0 8 14 6 3 | 0.0 37.6 60.9 26.9 13.4
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
New Jersey 11 71 41 104 161 | 9.0 57.2 34.8 87.0 134.7
New Mexico 0 0 5 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 17.8 0.0 0.0
New York 1,092 1,096 1,077 958 748 | 374.7 363.9 368.3 335.5 261.9
North Carolina 7 35 53 72 54 | 6.9 33.4 51.7 69.9 52.4
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ohio 3 17 51 59 70 | 1.8 10.3 32.1 34.9 41.4
Oklahoma 8 17 12 23 11 | 16.9 36.0 25.4 48.1 23.0
Oregon 2 1 1 0 4 | 4.8 2.3 2.3 0.0 9.6
Pennsylvania 26 196 307 274 161 | 15.4 114.7 182.1 165.9 97.5
Rhode Island 1 2 0 2 1 | 6.8 13.4 0.0 13.5 6.8
South Carolina 5 24 70 56 82 | 8.7 40.6 121.2 98.9 144.8
South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tennessee 16 44 69 51 52 | 21.9 60.5 94.4 68.9 70.2
Texas 96 210 262 338 246 | 31.2 64.5 80.5 104.0 75.7
Utah 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Virginia 13 25 51 59 23 | 13.4 25.0 52.8 59.8 23.3
Washington 4 14 9 11 4 | 5.3 17.9 11.9 14.5 5.3
West Virginia 0 0 1 2 6 | 0.0 0.0 4.5 9.0 27.1
Wisconsin 0 9 29 10 4 | 0.0 12.3 40.4 14.3 5.7
Wyoming 0 0 0 1 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.7 0.0
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U.S.TOTAL(1) 1,807 3,816 4,410 3,850 3,211 | 44.7 91.0 107.6 94.7 79.0
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Guam 0 0 0 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Puerto Rico 6 10 28 26 18 | 9.4 15.6 43.8 40.6 28.1
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 2 1 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.3 45.1
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OUTLYING AREAS 6 10 28 28 19 | 8.6 14.3 40.2 40.2 27.3
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TOTAL 1,813 3,826 4,438 3,878 3,230 | 44.8 91.2 108.0 95.2 79.3
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(1)Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.
NOTE: The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed in 1988 (see Appendix).
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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