Épidémie de syphilis dans le sud-est de la France

Syphilis, which had become rare in France as a whole and in our region in particular, reappeared in the form of an epidemic in the Côte d'Azur region after first resurfacing in the Paris region. This outbreak principally affected homosexual and bisexual male patients, half of whom were HIV-positive. Screening for syphilis, potentially latent, should thus be carried out routinely during initial assessment and at subsequent monitoring of HIV patients.