How common is syphilis in India?

A once common STD in the pre-antibiotic era, the prevalence of syphilis was brought down from 8% of the population to less than 1%. In 2011, the National Aids Control Organsiation (NACO) had announced that the country is on the verge of eliminating the bacterial infection. read more

NEW DELHI: India is on the verge of eliminating syphilis, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the country. According to the National Aids Control Organization , syphilis, which earlier used to affect about 8% of pregnant women, has been reduced to less than 1%. read more

India. Rates of congenital syphilis have decreased between the 1980 and 2000s due to better access to prenatal care. A five-year study among 250 patients in each year among attendees in a STD clinic in West Bengal found significantly decreased(p<0.05) Syphilis prevalence from 10.8% (in 2004) to 3.6% (in 2008). read more