Syphilis

Health departments should adopt new notification policies for gay men

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 18th, 2004

A new report in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports describes the increasing association between early syphilis infection and use of the Internet among men who have sex with men (MSM) to meet sex partners.

As the association between syphilis among MSM and the use of the Internet as a means for meeting sex partners grows, health departments must adopt new strategies for partner notification, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the report.

In an analysis of MSM diagnosed with early syphilis in 2002, the San Francisco Department of Health (SFDPH) and the CDC found that Internet chat rooms and sex partner sites...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2004-01-18)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry