Reports and Statistics

STD MONTHLY REPORTS

Reports include monthly and cumulative (year-to-date) cases and rates for reportable STDs in San Diego County and an Editorial Note.

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   2021

• Volume 13, Issue 2:  Human Papillomavirus – A Virus We Can All Beat
• Volume 13, Issue 1: Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis

   2020

• Volume 12, Issue 12: CDC Updates Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines
• Volume 12, Issue 11: Increasing Reports of Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in California
• Volume 12, Issue 10: Decreases in Rates of Reported STIs During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Volume 12, Issue 9: Shortage of STI Diagnostic Test Kits and Laboratory Supplies
  
• Volume 12, Issue 8: Preliminary 2019 STD Data Slides Now Available Online 
• Volume 12, Issue 7: Updates to Title 17, Sections 2500 and 2505 of the California Health and Safety Code
  • Updated Confidential Morbidity Report
  • Letter to healthcare providers from CA Department of Public Health
• Volume 12, Issue 6: CDC Report Highlights Missed Opportunities for Congenital Syphilis Prevention
• Volume 12, Issue 5:  Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infections in Women: Danger in Numbers 
• Volume 12, Issue 4: USPSTF Recommends Hepatitis C Virus Screening for All Persons Aged 18 to 79 Years
• Volume 12, Issue 3: STD Clinic Operations during the COVID-19 Emergency
• Volume 12, Issue 2: CDC Releases Recommendations for Provision of STD Clinical Services 
• Volume 12, Issue 1:  Clusters of Shigellosis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Multidrug Resistance 

   2019

• Volume 11, Issue 9: National Increase in Disseminated Gonococcal Infections 
  
• Volume 11, Issue 8: FDA Approves Second Medication for HIV PrEP (But Not for Everyone)
• Volume 11, Issue 7: 2018 STD Data Slides Now Available Online
• Volume 11, Issue 6: Changes in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Recommendations
• Volume 11, Issue 5: Express Visits Coming Soon to County STD Clinics
• Volume 11, Issue 4: Recent Updates in Gonorrhea Diagnostic Testing and Treatment 
• Volume 11, Issue 3: April is STD Awareness Month 
  
• Volume 11, Issue 2: Don’t Think, Know: Home Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Testing Program for Young Women 
  
• Volume 11, Issue 1: FDA Approves Diagnostic Test for Mycoplasma genitalium

   2018

• Volume 10, Issue 10: New Antibiotic Shows Promise in Treatment of Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhea
  
• Volume 10, Issue 9: FDA Approves Expanded Age Range for 9-Valent HPV Vaccine (Gardasil-9)
  
• Volume 10, Issue 8: CDC Releases 2017 STD Surveillance Report, Highlights Congenital Syphilis Increases  
• Volume 10, Issue 7: STD Trends in San Diego County: 2017 STD Surveillance Data Highlights
• Volume 10, Issue 6: Call to Action: Capturing Gender Identity in HIV and STD Case Reports
  
• Volume 10, Issue 5: FDA Approves Truvada for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Adolescents  
  
• Volume 10, Issue 4: Case of Multi-Drug Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection Reported in United Kingdom 
  
• Volume 10, Issue 3:  “Treat Me Right:” Preparing for STD Awareness Month 
  
• Volume 10, Issue 2:  Public Health Outreach to HIV-Negative Men with Rectal Gonorrhea 
  
• Volume 10, Issue 1:  CDC Launches New STD Curriculum Website

   2017

• Volume 9, Issue 9: Neisseria meningitidis Urethritis: An Emerging Sexually Transmitted Infection?
  
• Volume 9, Issue 8: Hepatitis A Virus Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men
• Volume 9, Issue 7:  HIV in Older Persons: A Missed Opportunity for HIV Testing?
  
• Volume 9, Issue 6: STD Trends in San Diego County: 2016 Data Summary
  
• Volume 9, Issue 5:  New Resources for Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
• Volume 9, Issue 4: Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak in San Diego County
  
• Volume 9, Issue 3: April is STD Awareness Month!
  
  • California Department of Public Health Dear Colleague Letter
• Volume 9, Issue 2: Urgent Health Alert: Limited Availability of Long-Acting Benzathine Penicillin G (Bicillin® L-A)
  
• Volume 9, Issue 1: Lymphogranuloma Venereum  

For reports released prior to 2017, please visit the Reports and Statistics Archive.

California STD Data

California Department of Public Health

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REQUESTS FOR STD DATA

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Last updated April 12, 2020.