Syphilis Resurgence in Belgrade, Serbia, in the New Millennium: An Outbreak in 2014.

Objective: A worldwide syphilis incidence increase was recorded at the beginning of the new millennium, occurring primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study was to analyse the epidemiological situation of syphilis in the Belgrade population between 2005 and 2014 and to examine the characteristics of an early syphilis outbreak among MSM in Belgrade in 2014.

Method: Reporting of syphilis is compulsory in Serbia.