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Table 34. Early latent syphilis —Reported cases and rates in selected metropolitan statistical areas* (MSAs) listed in alphabetical order: United States, 2001–2005

Metropolitan Statistical Area Cases Rates per 100,000 Population
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA NA 585 614 281 314 NA 12.9 13.3 6.0 6.7
Austin-Round Rock, TX 38 25 42 59 59 2.9 1.9 3.0 4.2 4.2
Baltimore-Towson, MD NA 151 189 167 211 NA 5.8 7.2 6.3 8.0
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 45 33 24 42 82 4.2 3.1 2.2 3.9 7.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH NA 81 117 70 84 NA 1.8 2.6 1.6 1.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY NA 2 2 4 3 NA 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 100 49 51 58 71 7.3 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.8
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI NA 510 344 322 395 NA 5.5 3.7 3.4 4.2
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2 1 0 8 13 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 39 13 7 33 21 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.5 1.0
Columbus, OH 35 55 44 72 41 2.1 3.3 2.6 4.3 2.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 334 508 488 380 381 6.2 9.3 8.7 6.7 6.7
Denver-Aurora, CO 13 19 17 22 22 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 350 228 112 103 59 7.8 5.1 2.5 2.3 1.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 7 7 2 5 7 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX 212 198 237 246 207 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0
Indianapolis, IN 85 31 23 24 19 5.5 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.2
Jacksonville, FL 55 27 40 75 56 4.8 2.3 3.3 6.1 4.6
Kansas City, MO-KS 4 12 31 23 51 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.2 2.6
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 6 7 28 19 57 0.4 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA NA 390 434 445 666 NA 3.1 3.4 3.4 5.2
Louisville, KY-IN 24 36 34 16 16 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 1.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 401 239 177 170 171 32.9 19.4 14.3 13.6 13.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 393 516 578 477 302 7.7 9.9 10.9 8.9 5.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI NA 53 41 37 36 NA 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NA 23 41 19 43 NA 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.4
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN 150 127 31 30 29 11.2 9.4 2.3 2.1 2.1
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA NA 45 48 85 68 NA 3.4 3.6 6.4 5.2
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA NA 903 1,259 1,012 1,281 NA 4.9 6.8 5.4 6.8
Oklahoma City, OK 90 81 62 47 36 8.1 7.2 5.5 4.1 3.1
Orlando, FL 269 172 117 90 124 15.8 9.8 6.5 4.8 6.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD NA 263 256 220 171 NA 4.6 4.4 3.8 2.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ NA NA 165 165 97 NA NA 4.6 4.4 2.6
Pittsburgh, PA NA 15 11 8 28 NA 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.2
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 8 19 22 23 12 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA NA 12 11 25 10 NA 0.7 0.7 1.5 0.6
Richmond, VA 38 17 24 18 24 3.4 1.5 2.1 1.6 2.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NA 43 34 40 64 NA 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.7
Rochester, NY NA 2 8 4 13 NA 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.2
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA NA 8 5 11 11 NA 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5
Salt Lake City, UT 0 7 4 5 3 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3
San Antonio, TX 123 108 66 79 144 7.0 6.0 3.6 4.3 7.8
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA NA 34 41 84 117 NA 1.2 1.4 2.9 4.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NA 203 230 235 220 NA 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA NA 11 20 13 18 NA 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 15 18 30 42 60 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.9
St. Louis, MO-IL 36 40 28 31 34 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 58 80 142 103 101 2.4 3.2 5.6 4.0 3.9
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 47 35 21 45 78 3.0 2.2 1.3 2.7 4.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV NA 243 195 182 208 NA 4.8 3.8 3.5 4.0
U.S. MSA TOTAL 2,977 6,285 6,547 5,774 6,338 4.9 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.0

*MSAs selected based on largest population in 2000 U.S. census. NA = Not available. STD morbidity reporting methods do not allow MSA-specific case counts and rates to be determined for some jurisdictions for some years.

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