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Authors
Ren, Yitao
Shi, Yongkai
Zhao, Ying
Fu, Lulu
Lin, Jinxiong
Li, Wei
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
the leading academic team established by the Xining Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Document No. Ningjikyeye [2025] 21)
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Article History
Received: 24 December 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 10 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the Xining Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Approval No. QHXNCDCLLSC–2025020) and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2024 version). The study used retrospective, city-level aggregated surveillance data on syphilis cases, which contained no personally identifiable information and were classified as low-risk research involving anonymized secondary data. Given the fully anonymized and aggregated nature of the dataset, the Ethics Review Committee waived the requirement for written informed consent. All data handling and analysis were performed under institutional supervision, with strict measures in place to protect data confidentiality and privacy.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
