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Table 30. Primary and secondary syphilis —Men –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 303 459 472 562 NA 13.5 20.1 20.2 24.0
Austin-Round Rock, TX 17 20 29 53 41 2.5 2.9 4.1 7.4 5.7
Baltimore-Towson, MD NA 116 161 206 160 NA 9.3 12.8 16.2 12.6
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 7 6 19 22 66 1.4 1.2 3.7 4.2 12.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH NA 76 119 79 105 NA 3.5 5.5 3.7 4.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY NA 3 1 8 7 NA 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.3
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 39 23 20 34 83 5.8 3.3 2.8 4.7 11.4
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI NA 371 302 318 460 NA 8.2 6.6 6.9 10.0
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3 5 2 20 24 0.3 0.5 0.2 2.0 2.4
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1 10 19 37 21 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.6 2.0
Columbus, OH 44 96 103 78 87 5.5 11.8 12.5 9.3 10.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 98 186 166 206 205 3.7 6.8 5.9 7.2 7.2
Denver-Aurora, CO 16 55 29 49 37 1.4 4.8 2.5 4.2 3.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 250 278 137 104 60 11.5 12.7 6.3 4.8 2.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3 10 13 13 14 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.4
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX 81 105 201 196 218 3.3 4.2 7.9 7.6 8.4
Indianapolis, IN 68 28 18 32 31 8.9 3.6 2.3 4.0 3.9
Jacksonville, FL 22 10 12 40 30 3.9 1.7 2.0 6.7 5.0
Kansas City, MO-KS 7 14 23 30 84 0.8 1.5 2.5 3.2 8.9
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 4 7 7 30 82 0.5 0.9 0.9 3.6 9.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA NA 414 533 511 743 NA 6.6 8.4 8.0 11.6
Louisville, KY-IN 13 41 14 32 43 2.3 7.1 2.4 5.5 7.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 127 49 60 66 88 21.7 8.3 10.0 10.9 14.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 204 343 376 393 352 8.2 13.5 14.7 15.1 13.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI NA 18 10 18 21 NA 2.5 1.4 2.4 2.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NA 52 40 23 65 NA 3.4 2.6 1.5 4.2
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN 48 20 20 15 32 7.3 3.0 3.0 2.2 4.6
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA NA 9 18 74 65 NA 1.4 2.8 11.7 10.3
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA NA 537 644 758 736 NA 6.0 7.2 8.4 8.2
Oklahoma City, OK 22 50 37 13 14 4.0 9.1 6.6 2.3 2.5
Orlando, FL 44 45 53 59 92 5.2 5.2 6.0 6.4 10.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD NA 81 112 79 114 NA 2.9 4.0 2.8 4.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ NA NA 89 81 89 NA NA 4.9 4.3 4.8
Pittsburgh, PA NA 16 21 15 44 NA 1.4 1.8 1.3 3.8
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 9 20 45 26 39 0.9 2.0 4.4 2.5 3.8
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA NA 15 33 20 21 NA 1.9 4.2 2.5 2.7
Richmond, VA 7 7 10 10 12 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.8 2.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NA 62 86 102 108 NA 3.5 4.7 5.4 5.7
Rochester, NY NA 5 6 12 5 NA 1.0 1.2 2.4 1.0
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA NA 14 18 19 16 NA 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.6
Salt Lake City, UT 3 7 5 4 8 0.6 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.6
San Antonio, TX 47 36 46 96 95 5.5 4.1 5.2 10.6 10.5
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA NA 31 107 128 169 NA 2.1 7.3 8.7 11.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NA 393 401 419 323 NA 19.0 19.5 20.4 15.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA NA 29 52 52 42 NA 3.3 5.9 5.9 4.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 47 59 68 132 121 3.0 3.8 4.3 8.3 7.7
St. Louis, MO-IL 23 20 39 62 45 1.8 1.5 3.0 4.6 3.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 19 47 90 86 77 1.6 3.9 7.3 6.9 6.1
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 25 19 20 46 45 3.2 2.4 2.5 5.7 5.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV NA 124 155 183 220 NA 5.1 6.2 7.3 8.8
U.S. MSA TOTAL 1,298 4,285 5,048 5,561 6,221 4.3 5.8 6.6 7.2 8.0

*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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