Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day (October 4, 2017)

• 2017 DIS Day Letter to DIS from Dr. Mermin, NCHHSTP Director, and Dr. Bolan, STD Director

2016 STD Surveillance Report (September 26, 2017)

• Announcement from Dr. Gail Bolan, STD Director
• Reported STDs in the United States, 2016 – fact sheet
• STDs at record high, indicating urgent need to rebuild prevention programs – media release
• The State of STDs in the United States – customizable infographic
• Sample social media and graphics
• Slides – PowerPoint slides of the graphs from Surveillance 2016

The Rising Tide of Syphilis: Coming to a Patient Near You – New Medscape commentary from Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, addresses the nationwide syphilis increases and the specific actions clinicians can take to make a difference. (July 18, 2017)

Reducing Rising Syphilis Rates: A Healthcare Provider’s Role – New video walks healthcare providers through the three key actions that they can take to help reverse the rising syphilis rates: Talk, Test, and Treat. (July 11, 2017)

Screening for Syphilis and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women — Guam, 2014 – MMWR June 23, 2017

NEW Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Tools (June 1, 2017):

• Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: An Urgent Public Health Issue This animation details the history of drug-resistant gonorrhea in the United States, the dangers of untreatable gonorrhea, and why this issue must remain a top public health priority.
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2015 GISP is a national sentinel surveillance system that monitors for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea in the U.S. among selected STD clinics. The Profiles provide a one-stop resource to assure public health professionals have the most up-to-date national and local CDC antimicrobial susceptibility data.

Let’s Work Together to Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the United States: CDC issues a call to action for communities impacted by the STD and other groups who have the power to reduce the burden of infection through research, treatment, and outreach. The document also lists how CDC will contribute to reducing syphilis burden. (April 25, 2017)

• Dear Colleague Letter

Procaine Penicillin G Shortage (September 19, 2016)

News Archive

2018 STD Prevention Conference – SAVE THE DATE – August 27-30, 2018

The reports below are the most recent editions of their kind.

General STD Prevention Resources

The State of STDs in the United States: This *customizable* infographic highlights statistics for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, as well as the populations most affected by these STDs, consequences when left untreated, and ways to prevent them

• Portions of the infographic are also available to share over social media

STD Program Evaluation Tools & Trainings (STD PETT) – A collection of six online training modules and 21 downloadable resources providing step-by-step guidance to enhance STD program evaluation capacity. (October 2, 2017)

Spotlight on CDC’s STD Prevention Work – Learn about CDC’s Division of STD Prevention and the specific ways we’re working to prevent STDs and promote sexual health. There is also a high resolution version for printing.

Just Diagnosed? New fact sheet provides the three steps you can take if you were recently diagnosed with gonorrhea or chlamydia, including resources to help you talk to your partner.

STD Risk and Oral Sex – This page provides an overview of health effects associated with oral sex.

Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider’s Guide – Primary care providers can use this guide to better integrate sexual health conversations and related preventive sexual health services into routine adolescent and adult visits. It features tables and charts to help providers easily find key information, and was pre-tested with primary care providers.

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): An Important STD Prevention Tool – An infographic to help patients and doctors understand how EPT works.

KABI Chronicles: The Edge Motion Comic Series – An original, comic-based, serial drama following the lives of nine fictional high school and college friends as they navigate young adulthood, while also educating viewers about HIV and STDs.

STD Prevention Success Stories – CDC works with local and state health departments to prevent the spread of STDs across the United States. These documents provide insight into innovative STD prevention programs and projects.

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Resources

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: An Urgent Public Health Issue This animation details the history of drug-resistant gonorrhea in the United States, the dangers of untreatable gonorrhea, and why this issue must remain a top public health priority.

Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2015 GISP is a national sentinel surveillance system that monitors for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea in the U.S. among selected STD clinics. The Profiles provide a one-stop resource to assure public health professionals have the most up-to-date national and local CDC antimicrobial susceptibility data.

Syphilis Resources

Syphilis Pocket Guide for Providers – Updated booklet for providers containing need-to-know details on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of syphilis.

Reducing Rising Syphilis Rates: A Healthcare Provider’s Role – New video walks healthcare providers through the three key actions that they can take to help reverse the rising syphilis rates: Talk, Test, and Treat.