News Archive
2023
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance, 2021 (April 11, 2023)
- Announcement: CDC’s STD Director on the release of national surveillance data and trends in the U.S.
- Media Statement: Final CDC report confirms U.S. STI epidemic showed no signs of slowing in 2021 – cases continued to escalate.
2022
- Preliminary 2021 STD Surveillance Data (September 1, 2022)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance, 2020 (April 12, 2022)
- Announcement: CDC’s STD Director on the release of national STD trends in the U.S.
- Press Release: New data suggest STDs in the U.S. continued to increase during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social Media & More: Messages and graphics to help you promote 2020 STD surveillance data.
2021
- Congenital Syphilis: Preliminary 2020 Data: Slides, interpretive text, and technical notes are available for download. (September 16, 2021)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance, 2019 (April 13, 2021)
- Announcement: CDC’s Acting STD Director on the release of national STD trends in the U.S.
- Press Release: Reported STDs in the U.S. reach all-time high for 6th consecutive year
- Communication Resources: Social media messages, graphics, and other materials to help you engage with your community
- STD Awareness Week (April 11-17, 2021)
- STD Awareness Week Campaign Toolkit: Ideas on planning activities for STD Awareness Week
- STD Awareness Week campaigns offer a variety of premade social media graphics and customizable messages
- GYT: Get Yourself Tested: Encourages young people to get tested for STDs and HIV
- Syphilis Strikes Back: Highlights the resurgence of syphilis and the threat against gay and bisexual men, and women and newborns
- Talk | Test | Treat: Focuses on actions people and healthcare providers can take to protect their health, the health of their partners, and that of their patients
2020
- 2020 Update to CDC’s Treatment for Gonococcal Infections
- The 2020 STD Prevention Conference was virtual and extended (September 14-24, 2020)
- STD Care and Prevention Guidance During Disruption of Clinical Services
- The Toolkit for Technology-based Partner Services has been updated! You will find new examples from the field, as well as information about how to conduct partner services using text messages and geolocating mobile apps.
- New case stories are available for phase two of CDC’s Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS). Learn how each funding recipient used community engagement to address health disparities and increase STD prevention. (June 8, 2020)
- New analysis finds 1 in 2 newborn syphilis cases occur due to gaps in testing and treatment during prenatal care. (June 4, 2020)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis – United States, 2018
- STD Awareness Week (April 12-18, 2020)
- STD Awareness Week Site : update your bookmarks to this new URL.
- Reported drug use continues to climb among heterosexuals with syphilis (January 22, 2020)
- Syphilis Surveillance Supplement: Report with data on all reported risk behaviors and characteristics for primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases for 2014-2018
- Related information:
- Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services (STD QCS): New CDC report highlights services healthcare settings can offer to provide the highest-quality STD care for their patients. (January 6, 2020)
- Graphic: explaining how STD QCS and the STI Treatment Guidelines can work together to optimize care.
2019
- 2018 STD Surveillance Report Finds Alarming Increase of Newborn Deaths from Syphilis (October 8, 2019)
- New CDC analysis suggests gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for extragenital STDs [i.e., chlamydia or gonorrhea in the throat or rectum] (April 11, 2019)
- Medscape Commentary: Dr. Laura H. Bachmann, MD, MPH, on the surge in congenital syphilis and what healthcare providers can do to stop it (January 23, 2019)
- Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) – CDC’s flagship STD prevention funding program – began on Jan 1. (Jan 7, 2019)
- Infographic: Breaks down the work supported by STD PCHD and the 2019 awards
2018
- The First Friday of October is National Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) Recognition Day (October 5, 2018)
- 2017 STD Surveillance Report Finds Sharp Increases of Syphilis Among Newborns (September 25, 2018)
- Breaking News from 2018 National STD Prevention Conference: New CDC data find that nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017. Public health leaders, including from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), and the University of Alabama’s School of Medicine – join CDC onsite to discuss the new findings and how to counter the country’s STD epidemic. (August 28, 2018)
- Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years
- Infographic: Visual depiction of new STD data and the dangers of untreated STDs, as well as continued concerns about drug-resistant gonorrhea
- PS19-1901 Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) – CDC announces new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO); a cooperative agreement for health departments to implement and strengthen STD prevention and control programs (April 30, 2018)
- New CDC Analysis: Are Healthcare Providers Treating Gonorrhea Correctly? (April 26, 2018)
- Adherence to CDC Recommendations for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea, STD Surveillance Network (SSuN), 2016 – Full MMWR article
- Shedding Light on Disease in the US: How STD Prevention Programs Benefit from Strong Data – NEW success story on CDC and STD programs harnessing data to boost STD prevention policies and practices
- Protect Patients from a Surge in STDs – Medscape video commentary from Dr. Bolan on what healthcare providers can do to protect patients from rising STD rates (January 16, 2018)
2017
- STD Prevention Resources – Handout with links to CDC resources for healthcare providers, individuals, STD programs and community-based organizations.
- National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day (October 4, 2017)
- The Rising Tide of Syphilis: Coming to a Patient Near You – Medscape commentary from Dr. Gail Bolan, DSTDP 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 – Animated 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)
- 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. Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Tools (June 1, 2017):
- 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)
- Integration of molecular epidemiology with behavioural surveillance to identify HIV and HCV epidemic drivers in at risk populations: Lessons learned from Pakistan and Ukraine by Paul Sandstrom, PhD — SPSS Webinar September 7, 2017 1-2 pm EST
- STD Awareness Month is in April – This year’s theme: Syphilis Strikes Back
- State-Specific Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States, 2015
- Announcement: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month – April 2017
- CDC Feature – Why CDC is focusing on syphilis and how you can get involved
- HIV Services Provided by STD Programs in State and Local Health Departments – United States, 2013-2014 – MMWR April 7, 2017
- Confidentiality Issues and Use of Sexually Transmitted Disease Services Among Sexually Experienced Persons Aged 15–25 Years — United States, 2013–2015 – MMWR March 10, 2017
- Prevalence of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Sexually Experienced Women of Reproductive Age — United States, 2013–2014 – MMWR January 27, 2017
- Overview and highlights about the Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS) cooperative agreement.
- AR Investment Map – This interactive tool shows CDC’s key investments to combat antibiotic resistance (AR), including resistant gonorrhea, across the nation.
- Emerging Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: What’s New and What Now? – Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses latest trends in drug resistant gonorrhea and provides an overview of treatment for this common sexually transmitted disease.
- Transgender Health Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, March 23, 2017; by Aron Janssen, MD, Recording available
- French Disease to Ipergay: Syphilis networks in the PrEP era – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, January 26, 2017 John Schneider, MD, MPH, Recording Available
2016
- Use of a 2-Dose Schedule for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination — Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices MMWR December 16, 2016
- New Information about Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
- Cluster of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Isolates with High-Level Azithromycin Resistance and Decreased Ceftriaxone Susceptibility Conference Abstract
- New Warning Signs that Gonorrhea Treatment May be Losing Effectiveness, Press release (September 21, 2016)
- Addressing the Threat of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea, Fact Sheet
- 2015 STD Surveillance Report (October 19, 2016)
- Reported STDs in the United States, 2015 – fact sheet
- Reported STDs at Unprecedented High in the U.S. – media release
- Have STDs Reached Crisis Level? The Status Quo Is No Longer Enough – OpEd by NCHHSTP Director
- Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission (October 7, 2016)
- Congenital Syphilis Is on the Rise? Reviewing Prevention Steps (July 19, 2016)
- New Report on Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Surveillance – The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 27 Sites, United States, 2014 MMWR July 14, 2016
- Antibiotic resistance threatens gonorrhea treatment – Press release (July 14, 2016)
- Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Infographics
- Blog by NCHHSTP Director: What Healthcare Providers Can Do to Slow Gonorrhea’s Growing Resistance to First-line Antibiotics
- De-Duplication Guidance for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Laboratory Reports (June 17, 2016)
- STD Preventive Services Gap Assessment Toolkit (May 31,2016)
- Bicillin-LA Shortage (updated May 23, 2016)
- Effective Interventions – Published evidence for the effectiveness of various STD control interventions (February 18, 2016)
- Questions & Answers – 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines (February 17, 2016)
- Webinar: A Journey through Syphilis: How does Treponema pallidum cause such a complex disease? STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, Recording available (June 2, 2016)
- Medscape Commentary: Keep an Eye Out for Ocular Syphilis (added February 11, 2016)
- Clinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis in the United States (updated January 7, 2016)
- Increase in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2012–2014 MMWR November 13, 2015
- Webinar: ELC K8: Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea — Rapid Detection and Response Capacity – April 8, 2016, Recording Available
- 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Update Webinar in Spanish – April 5, 2016 – Recording Available
- STDs, the Genital Microbiome and HIV Transmission: What is Happening Down There?
STD Prevention Science Series Webinar – March 10, 2016: Recording available
2015
- STD Prevention Science Series: Comprehensive Sexual Health Care for Sexually and Gender Minority Patients in the HAART and PrEP Era – SPSS Webinar, Recording available (December 3, 2015)
- Estimating the Size and Cost of the STD Prevention Services Safety Net, Public Health Reports (October 29, 2015)
- Notes from the Field: A Cluster of Ocular Syphilis Cases — Seattle, Washington, and San Francisco, California, 2014–2015 MMWR October 16, 2015
- CDC Expert Commentary: New STD Treatment Guidelines for 2015 (October 5, 2015)
- 2016 STD Prevention Conference: Theme Announced: Transcending Barriers. Creating Opportunities. (October 1, 2015)
- Webinar – The Last Resort: Electronic Health Communication in North Carolina – September 23, 2015, by Steve Beagle, Field Coordinator for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Recording Available (September 10, 2015)
- CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness (August 18, 2015)
- Risks and Resiliencies: HIV and STIs among Gay Men, other Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women Globally – By Stefan Baral, MD, MPH, FRCPC, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, September 3, 2015. Recording Available (August 5, 2015)
- 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines Overview Webinar – June 22, 2015, View Recording, CE credits available. (June 23, 2015)
- Public Health in a Hostile Environment: Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US by Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, June 4, 2015. Recording Available (May 19, 2015)
- Guidance on Syphilis Testing in Latin America and the Caribbean – A guide by the Pan American Health Organization on improving uptake and quality of syphilis testing in different clinical settings (April 17. 2015)
- Shigella Infections among Gay & Bisexual Men (April 9, 2015)
- Clinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis in the United States (Updated April 16, 2015)
- STDs in Space? By Dr. William C. Miller, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, March 12, 2015, view recording (February 11, 2015)
- STD AAPPS Program Outcome Measures: Highlights from the Sept 2014 Submission and Proposed Changes for the Future – January 29, 2015 – View Recording
(January 15, 2015) - Project Connect – An intervention designed to increase youth access to sexual and reproductive health care services.
(January 15, 2015)
2014
- Talking with Your Teens about Sex: Going Beyond “the Talk” (November 20, 2014)
- DIS Recognition Day
- Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infection Among Persons Aged 14–39 Years — United States, 2007–2012 – MMWR September 26, 2014
- Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services to Improve the Health of Infants, Children, and Adolescents — United States, 1999–2011 – includes information on HPV vaccination coverage, chlamydia screening, and reproductive health services among sexually experienced persons aged 15–19 years (September 11, 2014)
- Webinar: Reconceptualizing Screening for Chlamydia Control: Process Considerations, Targets and Outcomes – September 25, 2014: View Recording, by Edward W. Hook III, M.D., STD Prevention Science Series (August 20, 2014)
- Indian Health Surveillance Report – Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2011 (June 30, 2014)
- STD on Facebook – CDCs Division of STD Prevention launched a Facebook page for clinicians, health departments, and partners to promote STD awareness and prevention. Visit and ‘like’ the DSTDP Facebook page and join the conversation! (June 8, 2014)
- CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Adolescents and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs
(May 22, 2014) - Recommendations for the Laboratory-Based Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae — 2014 (March 14, 2014)
- Third-Party Billing for Public Health STD Services – A Summary of Coordinated Needs Assessment (March 7, 2014)
- Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases Funding Opportunity Announcement (March 4, 2014)
- National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers Funding Opportunity Announcement
(March 4, 2014) - Webinar: From Partner Services to Field Services: The Evolving Role of Public Health Outreach to Control HIV/STDs – by Matthew Golden, MD, March 13, 2014, STD Prevention Science Series (February 21, 2014)
- New National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers FOA Webinar – February 27th – View Recording (February 19, 2014)
- Introduction to Awardee Evaluation Plans and National Outcome Measures for STD-AAPPS Webinar – Rescheduled: February 20th – View Recording (February 18, 2014)
- Third-Party Billing for Public Health STD Services Webinar, February 26th – View Recording (February 6, 2014)
- MMWR on CDC Grand Rounds: Reducing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancer and Disease (January 31, 2014)
2013
- Recent Changes to Gonorrhea and Syphilis Case Definitions: Program Impact (January 16, 2014)
- Disease Intervention Services Training Centers Webinar – November 8, 2013 – View Recording (October 28, 2013)
- What Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex with Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases – CDC fact sheet (September 26, 2013)
- Threat Report 2013 – New CDC report outlines core actions to halt drug resistance. [original url: cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/index.html] (September 16, 2013)
- Got County-level HIV and STD DATA? – ATLAS webinar September 17, 2013, View recording. (September 5, 2013)
- HIV Transmission Dynamics: From Viral Particles to Sexual Networks. Implications for HIV Prevention – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar by Thomas Quinn, MD, MS – September 19, 2013, View Recording (August 29, 2013)
- Adolescents, Technology and Reducing Risk for HIV, STDs and Pregnancy – White paper provides an overview about the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents. (August 27, 2013)
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescent Girls, 2007–2012, and Postlicensure Vaccine Safety Monitoring, 2006–2013 — United States MMWR July 26, 2013
- Webinar: Program evaluation, quality improvement, and performance management: Understanding how they relate and their role in public health programs – August 6, 2013 (July 26, 2013)
- Two New Promising Treatment Regimens for Gonorrhea – press release (July 15, 2013)
- Study shows HPV vaccine helps lower HPV rates in teen girls – Press Release (June 19, 2013)
- Funding Opportunity Announcement – Improving Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs through Assessment, Assurance, Policy Development, and Prevention Strategies (STD AAPPS) (June 14, 2013)
- Program Science in STI and HIV Prevention—Global Challenges and Emerging Experience – STD Prevention Science Series webinar with James Blanchard, MD, MPH, PhD – June 27, 2013 (June 11, 2013)
- Funding Opportunity: Laboratory-based antimicrobial susceptibility testing for GISP (May 20, 2013)
- What You Need to Know – Three videos summarize the basics about herpes, gonorrhea and chlamydia (April 30, 2013)
- How sexually active young people can stay safe – editorial on CNN.com by Dr. Gail Bolan, director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention
(April 26, 2013) - Talking to Adolescents and Young Adults About Sexually Transmitted Infections – Catherine Satterwhite of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses how STDs impact young people as well as STD testing recommendations. (April 22, 2013)
- April is STD Awareness Month – Make a Difference (March 25, 2013)
- SASSI – Self-directed and STD-focused SAS Instruction (March 6, 2013)
- The Microbiome of the Penis in Adolescent Men – STD Prevention Science Series with J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS – March 7, 2013 – View Recording (February 22, 2013)
- Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States (February 13, 2013)
- HPV 2013 Public Health Grand Rounds – Overview of HPV incidence and vaccination measures to reduce burden in the U.S. – View Recording (February 11, 2013)
- Cephalosporin-Resistant Gonorrhea in North America – JAMA editorial by Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH (January 9, 2013)
2012
- Syphilis and HIV: A Dangerous Duo Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men – Blog about the impact of syphilis and HIV among gay and bisexual Men (December 13, 2012)
- Let’s Talk About Sexual Health – Video for doctors and young adults on how to talk about sexual health (November 30, 2012)
- Guidance on the Use of Expedited Partner Therapy in the Treatment of Gonorrhea (November 19, 2012)
- The Road From Observation to Intervention to Implementation: Perspectives of a Pragmatic HIV Prevention Researcher – STD Prevention Science Series 2012 presentation by Connie Celum, MD, MPH – View Recording (November 19, 2012)
- Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly: Summary Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – MMWR (November 8, 2012)
- Contraception and STI/HIV: Balancing the Tradeoffs in Different Contexts – STD Prevention Science Series 2012 presentation by Ward Cates, MD, MPH – View Recording (August 31, 2012)
- New Treatment Guidelines for Gonorrhea: Antibiotic Change – CDC expert commentary featuring Dr. Robert Kirkcaldy (August 13, 2012)
- Update to CDC’s 2010 Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment Guidelines: Oral Cephalosporins No Longer Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections – MMWR (August 9, 2012)
- STI Screening as HIV Prevention – video featuring Gail Bolan, MD (July 20, 2012)
- It’s Not Just the Pathogen Anymore: The Genital Microbiome and Implications for Sexually Transmitted Infections – first session of STD Prevention Science Series 2012 on June 20th, presented by Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH – Watch archived recording. (July 6, 2012)
- The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea – CDC Public Health Grand Rounds – View recording of webinar from May 15, 2012 (May 18, 2012)
- Podcast: STD Awareness: Reaching Youth – Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses the role healthcare providers play in educating young patients about sexual health and STD prevention. (April 16, 2012)
- Indian Health Surveillance Report – STDs 2009 – STD statistics and trends through 2009 for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States (March 8, 2012)
- Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease: Who, When, and How – CDC Expert Commentary on screening for MSM featuring Dr. Gail Bolan (January 9, 2012)
- NCHHSTP Atlas – new tool creates maps, charts, and tables of HIV and STD surveillance data (January 9, 2012)
2011
- Recommendations on the Use of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Males — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011 – MMWR December 23, 2011 (December 22, 2011)
- CDC awards $5.4 million for community approaches to STD prevention (August 3, 2011)
- Cephalosporin Susceptibility Among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates — United States, 2000–2010 – MMWR July 8, 2011 (July 7, 2011)
- Taking An Adolescent’s Sexual History – podcast featuring Dr. Gail Bolan (June 13, 2011)
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin — San Diego County, California, 2009 – MMWR May 13, 2011 (May 12, 2011)
- Widgets – Add these widgets to your website to enable visitors to locate an STD testing facility. (May 5, 2011)
- CDC Grand Rounds: Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden and Sequelae MMWR April 1, 2011 (March 31, 2011)
- Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases – funding announcement, Q & A, and realignment of funding report (March 21, 2011)
- Dear Colleague Letter STD Awareness Month 2011 – summarizes CDC activities and resource (March 18, 2011)
- Volume and Type of Laboratory Testing Methods for STDs in Public Health Laboratories 2007 (February 18, 2011)
- Discordant Results from Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening — Five Laboratories, United States, 2006–2010 – MMWR February 11, 2011
- Expedited Partner Therapy Legal/Policy Toolkit (January 31, 2011)
- Evaluation of Large Jail STD Screening Programs, 2008-2009 – includes key findings and recommendations for jail STD screening programs. (January 26, 2011)
- LGBT Youth and Bullying (January 25, 2011)
- STD/STI Framing Conversation Report – a consultation report on framing conversation on STD disparities (January 3, 2011)
2010
- CDC Grand Rounds – Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden (May 21, 2010)
- CDC Analysis of National Herpes Prevalence (resource no longer available) (April 22, 2010)
- Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2- National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), United States, 2005-2008 – MMWR April 23, 2010 (April 21, 2010)
- Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2003–2008 – MMWR April 16, 2010 (April 16, 2010)
- Update – CDC Guidance on Shortage of Erythromycin (0.5%) Ophthalmic Ointment (March 4, 2010)
- Indian Health Surveillance – STDs (February 2, 2010)
- 2010 National STD Prevention Conference
2009
- Program Collaboration and Service Integration – White paper about NCHHSTP’s strategic vision and policy for PCSI (December 15, 2009)
- Interactive STD Data – 1996-2008 (November 16, 2009)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10–24 Years MMWR July 17, 2009 (July 17, 2009)
- Clinic-Based Testing for Rectal and Pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infections MMWR July 10, 2009 (July 10, 2009)
- Addressing Social Determinants of Health: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB – External Consultation Meeting Report (June 24, 2009)
- Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Jefferson County, Alabama, 2002–2007 MMWR May 8, 2009 (May 8, 2009)
- Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans – United States, 2000-2007 MMWR April 17, 2009 (April 17, 2009)
- STD Health Equity – Differences in STD rates by location, gender, age and race. (February 19, 2009)
2008 and Earlier
- Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Fact Sheets and Selected References – (December 22, 2008)
- Testing and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (September 19, 2008)
- Safe in the City – Video-based waiting room intervention lowers STD incidence by nearly 10%.
- STD e-Cards (resource no longer available) – Send an electronic greeting card to increase STD awareness. (June 12, 2008)
- STD Data Management & Information Technology – Guides, requirements, available systems (March 31, 2008)
- U.S. Syphilis Up and Opportunities to Improve STD Screening – Press Release (March 12, 2008)
- Study Finds 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has an STD – Press Release (March 11, 2008)
- 2008 Conference Draws Public Health Leaders Together – Press Release (March 10, 2008)
- STD Brochures (February 6, 2008)
- STD Picture Cards – Printable cards illustrating symptoms of STDs. (January 7, 2008)
- Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African American Communities – June 5-6, 2007 Meeting Report (October 18, 2007)
- Symptomatic Early Neurosyphilis Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men — Four Cities, United States, January 2002–June 2004 – MMWR June 29, 2007 (June 29, 2007)
- Male Chlamydia Screening Consultation – Review and guidance. (May 25, 2007)
- Practical Use of Program Evaluation among STD Programs (May 17, 2007)
- Updated recommended treatment regimens for gonococcal infections and associated conditions (April 12, 2007)
- Update to CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines, 2006: Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections – MMWR April 13, 2007 (April 13, 2007)
- Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Recommendations of the ACIP – MMWR March 23, 2007 (March 23, 2007)
- Increases in Gonorrhea — Eight Western States, 2000–2005 – MMWR March 16, 2007 (March 16, 2007)
- Dear Colleague Letter – Key STD activities from 2006 and emerging issues for 2007 (February 7, 2007)
- Indian Health Surveillance Report, STDs 2004 (January 24, 2007)
- Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) (December 19, 2006)
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations for Adults (December 11, 2006)
- STD-Prevention Counseling Practices and Human Papillomavirus Opinions Among Clinicians with Adolescent Patients – United States, 2004 – MMWR October 20, 2006 (October 20, 2006)
- Infertility & STDs – CDC Recommends Screening of All Sexually Active Women 25 and Under.(October 5, 2006)
- CDC Recommends HPV Vaccination – Media advisory. (June 28, 2006)
- UPDATED: The National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States, 2006 (May 8, 2006)
- Key activities from 2005 and emerging issues for 2006 – Dear Colleague Letter (March 30, 2006)
- Announcing the 2006–2011 STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) (March 23, 2006)
- Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Review and Guidance (February 2, 2006)
- Program Tools – Business Process Management Model (BPMM), STD PAM, and STD*MIS (January 10, 2006)
- Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2004 (resource no longer available) – National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis (November 8, 2005)
- Interviews with Non-Gay Identified Men who have Sex with Men (NGI MSM) – This study collected data on the behaviors, attitudes, and community/culture of African-American and Hispanic/Latino NGI MSM aged 20 – 45 relevant to STDs and their ideas for increasing knowledge of how to prevent these diseases. 131 pages, 1.4 MB (October 26, 2005)
- Notice to Readers: Recommendation Regarding Screening of Refugee Children for Treponemal Infection – MMWR September 23, 2005 (September 23, 2005)
- HPV Health Care Provider Materials Testing Report (resource no longer available) (June 30, 2005)
- HPV Provider Survey Results: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Genital HPV Infection and Related Conditions (June 13, 2005)
- Syphilis Elimination Effort (SEE) (May 18, 2005)
- HPV Creative Material Testing (resource no longer available) – Report on focus group testing of HPV messages for the general public. Includes downloadable brochure and poster (April 29, 2005)
- The Syphilis Elimination Effort (SEE) Community Mobilization Toolkit – A set of communications tools designed to help public health practitioners mobilize community alliances to eliminate syphilis. (March 7, 2005)
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — Netherlands, 2003–2004 – MMWR October 29, 2004 (October 29, 2004)
- Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans — United States, 1999–2001 – MMWR October 29, 2004 (October 29 2004)
- Transmission of Primary and Secondary Syphilis by Oral Sex — Chicago, Illinois, 1998–2002 – MMWR October 22 2004 (October 22, 2004)
- Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians – Seven web-based educational modules, each based on a specific STD topic. Each module is considered to be an individual course, and a student may complete as many modules as he or she chooses. (October 8, 2004)
- Ready-To-Use Curriculum for Clinical Educators – Contains STD curricular materials (slides, notes, test questions, case studies) which can be downloaded for use in the clinical training program classroom. (August 18, 2004)
- Congenital Syphilis – United States, 2002 – MMWR August 13, 2004 (August 13 2004)
- Enfermedades de transmisión sexual – STD information in Spanish: fact sheets and links (July 21, 2004)
- 2004 National STD Conference Abstracts, Slides and Web Casts (June 2, 2004)
- Increases in fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men, United States, 2003, and change in treatment recommendations – MMWR April 30, 2004 (April 30 2004)
- Brief Report: Azithromycin Treatment Failures in Syphilis Infections — San Francisco, California, 2002–2003 – MMWR March 12 2004 (March 12 2004)
- Primary and Secondary Syphilis – United States, 2002 – MMWR March 12, 2004 (November 21 2003)
- STD 101 in a Box – Ready to use presentations on STDs for conferences and workshops – Updated in 2012 (November 10, 2003)
- Recommendations for Public Health Surveillance of Syphilis in the United States (May 20, 2003)
- Control of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection in the United States – Report of an External Consultants’ Meeting (April 9, 2003)
- Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Disease – A fact sheet for Public Health Personnel Updated in 2008 (January 23, 2003)
- Notice to Readers: Discontinuation of Cefixime Tablets —United States – MMWR November 22, 2002 (November 22, 2002)