Table_34

Table 34.  Congenital Syphilis - Reported Cases and rates in 
           infants <1 year of age: United States (excluding 
           outlying areas), 1963-1994
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      Year        Cases    Rate per 100,000
                             Live Births
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      1963         367        9.2
      1964         336        8.7
      1965         335        8.9
      1966         333        8.8
      1967         156        4.1
      1968         274        7.3
      1969         264        7.0
      1970         323        8.6
      1971         422       11.9
      1972         360       11.0
      1973         295        9.4
      1974         250        7.9
      1975         169        5.3
      1976         160        5.1
      1977         134        4.0
      1978         104        3.0
      1979         123        3.5
      1980         107        3.0
      1981         160        4.4
      1982         159        4.3
      1983         158        4.3
      1984         247        6.7
      1985         266        7.0
      1986         357        9.5
      1987         444       11.6
      1988         658       16.8
      1989       1,807       44.7
      1990       3,816       91.0
      1991       4,410      107.6
      1992       3,850       94.7
      1993       3,237       80.7
      1994       2,204       55.6
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Years 1963-1966 are fiscal years.

NOTE: The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed
in 1988 (see Appendix).

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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