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Syphilis Elimination, History in the Making


The Plan:
bullet The National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States - The complete plan in downloadable PDF format
bullet Executive Summary of the National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States
bullet U. S. Counties Accounting for 50% of New Infectious Syphilis Cases in 1998
bullet Syphilis Elimination Communication Plan
Fact Sheets:
bullet Fact sheet  Syphilis Fact Sheet
bullet Fact sheet  Eliminating Syphilis in the United States
bullet Fact Sheet  28 Counties' Fact Sheets

 

Click on the drop down box, select a county and click Go to view that county's fact sheet.

  bullet Fact Sheet  Syphilis and Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) (December, 2003)
Background Information:
bullet Transmission of Primary and Secondary Syphilis by Oral Sex --- Chicago, Illinois, 1998--2002 - MMWR (October 22, 2004)
bullet Congenital Syphilis - United States, 2002 - MMWR (August 13, 2004)
  bullet Trends in Primary and Secondary Syphilis and HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, 1998--2002  - MMWR (July 9, 2004)
  bullet 2002 Syphilis Surveillance Report (March 16, 2004)
  bullet Brief Report: Azithromycin Treatment Failures in Syphilis Infections --- San Francisco, California, 2002--2003 - MMWR March 12, 2004
  bullet Prevent STDs Among MSM - Four division 'Dear Colleague' letter, online resources, and downloadable pocket card and posters (March 8, 2004)
bullet Internet Use and Early Syphilis Infection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- San Francisco, California, 1999--2003 - MMWR December 19, 2003
bullet 2002 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report (November 20, 2003)
  bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis - United States, 2002 - MMWR November 21, 2003
  bullet U.S. Syphilis Rates Climbs for Second Consecutive Year - Media Release - November 20, 2003
  bullet New CDC Data Shows Increases in U.S. Syphilis Rates - CDC News Conference Transcript - November 20, 2003
bullet Recommendations for Public Health Surveillance of Syphilis in the United States - Adobe pdf format requires Reader (May 20, 2003)
bullet Syphilis Surveillance Report - 2001 (March 10, 2003)
bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis - United States, 2000-2001 - MMWR November 1, 2002
bullet Overall Syphilis Rate Rises for First Time Since 1990 - Media Release - November 1, 2002
bullet Webcast - CDC Reports Latest Syphilis Trends in the United States - October 31, 2002
bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- New York City, 2001 - MMWR September 27, 2002
bullet 2002 Treatment Guidelines - Syphilis
bullet Tracking the Hidden Epidemics - Syphilis
bullet Media Releases - Syphilis Elimination (November 28, 2001)
bullet Congenital Syphilis --- United States, 2000 - MMWR July 13, 2001
bullet Congenital Syphilis - Reported cases and rates by state/area, ranked according to rates: United States and outlying areas, 2000 - Media Release - July 12, 2001
bullet Syphilis among Infants Down More Than Half in Three Years - Media Release - July 12, 2001
bullet Talking Points - Congenital Syphilis Media Telebriefing  (July 12, 2001)
bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis --- United States, 1999 - MMWR February 23, 2001
bullet Outbreak of Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men --- Southern California, 2000- MMWR February 23, 2001
bullet Syphilis Elimination Update: Syphilis Rate Declines among African Americans - Media Release - December 5, 2000
bullet Update:  Penicillin G Availability - September 22, 2000
bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis -- United States, 1998 - MMWR October 8, 1999
  bullet Press Release - Syphilis Continues to Retreat:  Nation Sets Sights on Elimination (October 7, 1999)
bullet Inadvertent Use of Bicillin® C-R for Treatment of Syphilis -- Maryland, 1998 - MMWR September 10, 1999.
bullet Resurgent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- King County, Washington, 1997-1999 - MMWR September 10, 1999.
bullet Congenital Syphilis -- United States, 1998 - MMWR September 3, 1999.
bullet Primary and Secondary Syphilis -- United States, 1997 - MMWR July 26, 1998.
bullet Syphilis Elimination Slide Show

 



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