- StatementNat’l Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day
- Press ReleaseHepatitis Testing Recommendations
- Press Release Gonorrhea Treatment Update
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2012
September 27th is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a prime opportunity to bring attention to the burden of HIV among gay and bisexual men and encourage HIV testing across the nation.
MSM represent two percent of the U.S. population, yet account for more than half of both new HIV infections each year and Americans living with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic, nearly 350,000 gay and bisexual men with AIDS have died, and more than 8,000 still die each year.
For your stories about National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, please find below various resources including a statement from Center Director, Dr. Kevin Fenton. You can also find the most recent HIV and AIDS statistics, as well as graphics about HIV among MSM.
Primary Materials Related Materials- Fact Sheet: HIV and AIDS among Gay and Bisexual Men
- Downloadable Graphics for media use/reprint
News Releases and Announcements
- CDC Announces Final Recommendations for Hepatitis C Testing Among Baby Boomers
Primary Materials- Press Release: CDC Now Recommends All Baby Boomers Receive One-Time Hepatitis C Test
- Fact Sheet: Hepatitis C: Expansion of Testing Recommendations, 2012
- Downloadable Graphics: Hepatitis C in the United States
- MMWR Article: Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965
- Expert Bios:
- Kevin Fenton, Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
- From CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis – John Ward, Director, and Bryce Smith, Lead Health Scientist
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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
- 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
- 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.
