PREVALENCE OF TREPONEMATOSIS AMONG PREGNA NT-WOMEN IN COTONOU (BENIN)

Authors
ANAGONOU SY TAMOU CC JOSSE R HELYNCK B GNINAFON M
Citation
Sy. Anagonou et al., PREVALENCE OF TREPONEMATOSIS AMONG PREGNA NT-WOMEN IN COTONOU (BENIN), Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales, 86(5), 1993, pp. 342-344
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales → ACNP
ISSN journal
00379085
Volume
86
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
342 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9085(1993)86:5<342:POTAPN>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A study of frequency of treponematosis among pregnant women in Mother Hood of Zogbo (Cotonou) shows 5.1 +/- 2.8 % of positivity with risk of 5 % by TPHA and VDRL. The low level of endemicity, associated with th e absence of cutaneous lesions of treponematosis in Cotonou may corres pond to a syphilis infection. This study points out the necessity to s trenghten the struggle against the all other sexually transmitted dise ases (MST) in the same way that the HIV infection in Benin.