NOTE: This page pertains to the 1999 Plan, not to be confused with the National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States, 2006.

National Plan (1999)

 The National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States, 1999 

•   Executive Summary  (8 March 2005)
•   Strategies and Objectives
  • Enhanced Surveillance
  • Community Involvement
  • Rapid Outbreak Response
  • Expanded Clinical and Lab Services
  
  

 Media Releases

• U.S. Syphilis Rates Climbs for Second Consecutive Year  (20 November 2003)
• New CDC Data Shows Increases in U.S. Syphilis Rates - CDC News Conference Transcript - (20 November 2003)
• Overall Syphilis Rate Rises for First Time Since 1990  (1 November 2002)
• Webcast - CDC Reports Latest Syphilis Trends in the United States - (31 October 2002)
• Media Releases - Syphilis Elimination (28 November 2001)
• Congenital Syphilis - Reported cases and rates by state/area, ranked according to rates: United States and outlying areas, 2000  (12 July 2001)
• Syphilis among Infants Down More Than Half in Three Years (12 July 2001)
• Talking Points - Congenital Syphilis Media Telebriefing (July 12, 2001)
• Syphilis Elimination Update: Syphilis Rate Declines among African Americans  (5 December 2000)
• Press Release - Syphilis Continues to Retreat:  Nation Sets Sights on Elimination  (7 October 1999)