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CDC Updates Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines

In response to recent surveillance data suggesting that the oral antibiotic cefixime is becoming less effective in treating gonorrhea, CDC has revised its gonorrhea treatment guidelines to preserve the last available effective treatment option for as long as possible. The new guidelines are published in the August 10, 2012 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Please find below materials to help you cover this important story.
Primary Materials

• Press Release: CDC No Longer Recommends Oral Drug for Gonorrhea Treatment
• Fact Sheet: Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines: Revised Guidelines to Preserve Last Effective Treatment Option 

Related Materials

• MMWR Article: Update to CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment 2010 Guidelines: Oral Cephaloporins No Longer a Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections
• Media Summary: Update to CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment 2010 Guidelines: Oral Cephalosporins No Longer a Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections
• Fact Sheet: Gonorrhea
• Fact Sheet: Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States: 2010 National Data for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis
• Expert Bios: From CDC’s Division of STD Prevention – Dr. Gail Bolan, Director, and Dr. Robert Kirkcaldy, Medical Epidemiologist

News Releases and Announcements

CDC Issues Guidance on the Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Heterosexually-Active Women and Men

Primary Materials

• Press Release: CDC Issues Interim Guidance on Use of Medication to Prevent HIV Infection Among Heterosexually-Active Adults

Related Materials

• Fact Sheet: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention 
• MMWR Article: Interim Guidance for Clinicians Considering the Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Heterosexually Active Adults

International AIDS Conference 2012: CDC Releases

The XIX International AIDS Conference, in Washington D.C., will take place from July 22-July 27. This is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learned, and collectively chart a course forward.

As the first International AIDS Conference to be held in the United States in more than 20 years, this is a prime opportunity to increase the visibility of the U.S. epidemic and what we need to do to end it. Here you will find all of the CDC materials you need for your coverage of the conference, as well as the latest data about HIV from CDC.

Primary Materials
Stages of HIV Care:

• Press Release: African Americans and Younger People Least Likely to be Successfully Treated for HIV
• Fact Sheet: HIV in the United States: The Stages of Care 
HIV-Related Risk Data for Youth:
• Press Release: Dramatic Decline In Sexual Risks Among Black Youth Since 1991
• Fact Sheet: HIV-Related Risk among U.S. High School Students: Trends from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey since 1991 

Related Materials
Stages of HIV Care:

• Downloadable Graphics for Media Use/Reprint: Key Graphics from CDC analysis Showing Proportion of People Engaged in Each of the Five Main Stages of HIV Care
HIV-Related Risk Data for Youth:
• MMWR: Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students – United States, 1991-2011
• Downloadable Graphics for Media Use/Reprint: Key Graphics on Trends in HIV Risk Behavior Among Youth

Let’s Stop HIV Together: CDC’s Newest Act Against AIDS Campaign

Primary Materials

• Press Release: New CDC Campaign Fights Stigma and Apathy Fueling HIV Epidemic
• Backgrounder: Let’s Stop HIV Together Campaign 
• Individual Stories: Voices of People Living with HIV

Related Materials

• Downloadable Campaign Images/Multimedia: Giving A Voice to Real Americans Living with HIV and Their Loved Ones
  • All Campaign Images 
  • Individual Campaign Images
  • Campaign Videos
    • Campaign PSA
    • Video Profiles
• Fact Sheet: Act Against AIDS 

Archive Previous Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Statements

Disease Information

• HIV/AIDS CDC's comprehensive Web site on HIV/AIDS
• STDs CDC’s site covering BV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea, PID, Syphilis and Trichomoniasis
• Tuberculosis CDC’s site offering a wide-range of information on TB
• Viral Hepatitis CDC’s site providing information on Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E

NCHHSTP Experts

• Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH: Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
• Gail Bolan, MD: Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
• RADM Kenneth G. Castro, MD: Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service; Director, Tuberculosis Elimination Program
• Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
• John Ward, MD: Director, Viral Hepatitis Program
• Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH: Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health

NCHHSTP

CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV and AIDS, other STDs, viral hepatitis, and TB. NCHHSTP staff work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners at the community, state, national, and international levels.