2002 National STD Conference – Media Releases and Supporting Abstracts

• CDC: Gonorrhea Rates Increased in Two-Thirds of Hardest-Hit U.S. Cities – Gonorrhea Rates Rise in 13 of 20 Most Affected Cities. Syphilis Rates Continue to Decline, but Local Outbreaks Remain a Concern. (5 March 2002)
  • Gonorrhea Rates by City, 2000 vs. 1999 (5 March 2002)
  • Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates by City, 2000 vs. 1999 (5 March 2002)
  • Chlamydia – Positivity among 15-24 year old women tested in family planning clinics by state, 2000 (5 March 2002)
  • Abstract – Association Between MSM Behavior and the Seroprevalence of HPV-16 and HSV-2 (5 March 2002)
• Challenges in STD Prevention (5 March 2002)
  • Abstracts referenced in Challenges Media Release (5 March 2002)
• Other Presentations/Findings of Interest (5 March 2002)
  • Abstracts referenced in Other Presentations Media Release (5 March 2002)
• National STD Prevention Conference to Feature Latest STD Research and Surveillance Data (26 February 2002)