Kudos to Dr. Joe Cherabie for keeping the spotlight on syphilis – this ancient disease is back in full force, let’s make it ancient again!  Stop syphilis.
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April 14-20 is STI Awareness Week!
Let’s all work together to reduce STI-related stigma, fear and discrimination.
Prepare Before You’re There. Talk. Test. Treat.
GYT: Get Yourself Tested.
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CDC issues Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory to alert healthcare providers to an increase in invasive meningococcal disease, mainly attributable to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y.

Read the full alert: bit.ly/49fkLhC

Hey all ASTDA members -- check your emails for the chance to vote for new directors for the ASTDA board! Voting is through April 19th.

China sees dramatic rise in ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…

Doxy-PEP, taking the antibiotic doxycycline after sex w/out a condom, is an emerging strategy to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis. CDC is still working on guidelines so talk w/your health care provider and read ASHA’s blog on what we know so far. ashasexualhealth.org/doxy-pep-is-a-…

A great review of gonorrhea vaccine modeling studies by Padeniya & colleagues Kirby Institute, UNSW . A gonorrhea vaccine should:
➡️Prevent infections at multiple sites
➡️Be inexpensive
➡️Implemented in HICs AND LMICs
➡️Could help to reduce gonorrhea resistance sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

STI awareness week is in two weeks! Lots to chat about and celebrate.

ASTDA supports CDC and science-based guidelines for doxy-PEP

American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association American Sexual Health Association CDC HIV CDC STD

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What she said……

LEAP YEAR BONUS! Two more days to nominate yourself or someone else for ASTDA board of directors or our annual awards. Yahooooooooooey!

Registration is OPEN for the STI prevention conference!

stipreventionconference.org

Hey peeps that want to be involved in STI research and leadership --- there is still time to nominate a colleague or yourself (or both of you!) for the ASTDA board of directors.

Thank you for posting! It was really important coverage.

Did you know: Syphilis increased 80% in the US between 2018-2022....

What are missed opportunities to reduce congenital syphilis in your state?

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REMINDER! ASTDA board nominations are due March 1!

Important news for gonorrhea!

Great advice from a great person!

CDC Laboratory Recommendations for Syphilis Testing, United States, 2024
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NEW! 2022 surveillance data underscore that STIs must be a public health priority. More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea & syphilis were reported in the U.S. bit.ly/3RWAYlx #STIreport