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STD Awareness Week (April 12-18, 2020)

• Dear Colleague Letterpdf icon: Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on the importance of awareness and action during STD Awareness Week
• 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:
  • • Increased Methamphetamine, Injection Drug, and Heroin Use among Women and Heterosexual Men with Primary and Secondary Syphilis — United States, 2013–2017  MMWR February 14, 2019
    • Dear Colleague Letterpdf icon: Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on concerning trend and the importance of cross-program collaboration within health departments

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)

• Dear Colleague Letterpdf icon: Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on how STD QCS can help guide clinical operations in healthcare settings to optimize STD care services.
• Graphic – explaining how STD QCS and the STI Treatment Guidelines can work together to optimize care.

2018 STD Surveillance Report Finds Alarming Increase of Newborn Deaths from Syphilis (October 8, 2019)

• Announcementpdf icon: CDC’s STD Director on continued concerning increases in congenital syphilis
• Press Release: New CDC Report: STDs Continue to Rise in the US
• Communication Resources: Social media messages, graphics, and other materials to help you engage with your community
• The State of STDs Infographic: Customize this printable infographic with your local statistics

Mark your calendars: The 2020 STD Prevention Conference will be held September 14-17, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia

• Conference Website: Updates and details will post here as available

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)

• Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Community Venue–Attending Men Who Have Sex with Men — Five Cities, United States, 2017

Medscape Commentaryexternal icon: Dr. Laura H. Bachmann, MD, MPH, on the surge in congenital syphilis and what healthcare providers can do to stop it (January 23, 2019)