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Sexually Transmitted Disease
Studies Examine Role of the Internet in STD Transmission and Prevention
December 31st, 2000
Increasingly, the Internet has become a focal point for more widespread communication linking potential sexual partners, a matter of concern for public health officials, noted researchers at the National STD Prevention Conference held December 4-7, 2000, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the summer of 1999, for example, health officials in San Francisco, California, identified an outbreak of syphilis among gay men who had met their sexual partners in an Internet chat room. In a conference presentation, Wendy Wolf, of the San Francisco Department of Health reported on successful efforts to provide sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention information...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-12-31)
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