A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance System

New cases of syphilis are clearly showing an increasing trend worldwide. However, in a sentinel surveillance system, the collection of information on disease outbreaks is limited, making it difficult to understand the overall outbreak situation and perform detailed analyses of patients' demogra...

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Main Authors: Seung-Ju Lee, Jin Bong Choi
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Language:English
Published: Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation 2025-04-01
Series:Urogenital Tract Infection
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Online Access:http://euti.org/upload/pdf/uti-2550004002.pdf
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description New cases of syphilis are clearly showing an increasing trend worldwide. However, in a sentinel surveillance system, the collection of information on disease outbreaks is limited, making it difficult to understand the overall outbreak situation and perform detailed analyses of patients' demographic characteristics and disease stages. In accordance with the revision of the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, syphilis was converted from a grade 4 infectious disease subject to sentinel surveillance to a grade 3 infectious disease subject to mandatory surveillance from January 1, 2024, with all medical institutions required to report syphilis diagnosis within 24 hours.
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spelling doaj-art-ef211a9638814c49a4d1a2cd52f8195d2025-08-20T02:47:33ZengKorean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and InflammationUrogenital Tract Infection2465-82432465-85102025-04-01201283310.14777/uti.2550004002432A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance SystemSeung-Ju Lee0Jin Bong Choi1 Department of Urology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Urology, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KoreaNew cases of syphilis are clearly showing an increasing trend worldwide. However, in a sentinel surveillance system, the collection of information on disease outbreaks is limited, making it difficult to understand the overall outbreak situation and perform detailed analyses of patients' demographic characteristics and disease stages. In accordance with the revision of the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, syphilis was converted from a grade 4 infectious disease subject to sentinel surveillance to a grade 3 infectious disease subject to mandatory surveillance from January 1, 2024, with all medical institutions required to report syphilis diagnosis within 24 hours.http://euti.org/upload/pdf/uti-2550004002.pdfsexually transmitted diseasessyphilissentinel surveillance
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A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance System
Urogenital Tract Infection
sexually transmitted diseases
syphilis
sentinel surveillance
title A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance System
title_full A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance System
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title_short A Narrative Review of Syphilis Notification Systems in Korea: Change to Mandatory Surveillance System
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syphilis
sentinel surveillance
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