The Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Subcommittee  comprises  public health epidemiologists, STI surveillance coordinators, and others interested in STI surveillance and epidemiology and aims to inform and improve practices related to STI surveillance and data analysis in local, state, tribal, and territorial settings. The STI Subcommittee  frequently  partners with the CDC Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) to increase STI surveillance  capacity , develop STI related policy, and provide technical  assistance  (TA) to  jurisdictions . The Subcommittee is also charged with reviewing and developing national position statements on STI related topics, including standardized surveillance case definitions. The STI Subcommittee meets regularly to discuss current issues and overarching topics related to STI surveillance, such as best practices and lessons learned across  jurisdictions  for data analysis, diagnostic and laboratory issues, and working with private providers.  

Resources:

STD Surveillance Contact Board (log-in required; e-mail questions to Symone Richardson)

Case-based STI Surveillance Resources

Websites

• STD data and statistics 
• STD Informatics and Surveillance
• Case definitions
• National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)

Guidance Documents and Toolkits

• The Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Capacity Framework Guidance 
• Guidance: Reporting Case Classification Status for STD Case Notifications
• Guidance for Including Information on Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) in Chlamydia Case Notifications Provided to CDC
• Guidance on Classifying STD Case Reports into MMWR Week
• Deduplication Standards for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Case Reports Based on Laboratory Test Results
• Electronic Case Report for STIs: A Public Health Reporting Toolkit and video 

STD Outbreak Resources

• CDC STD outbreak resources
• Syphilis Outbreak Detection Guidance, and slides

Gonorrhea Surveillance Resources

• Enhanced Gonorrhea Surveillance Toolkit, webinar recording , and  webinar slides
• Enhanced Gonorrhea Surveillance Toolkit (ISSUU Format)
• Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Case Reporting

Syphilis Surveillance Resources

 Adult/Acquired Syphilis

Syphilis Surveillance: Adult Syphilis Staging (December 2020)

• Adult Syphilis Staging webinar
• Adult Syphilis Staging webinar slides
• Adult Syphilis Staging flowcharts
• The webinar content is also available via CSTE Learn, an interactive virtual training platform
• Register and log-in for course credit

An Automated Record Search and Review Algorithm: Prioritizing Syphilis Serologies

• Available via CSTE Learn, an interactive virtual training platform
• Register and log-in for course credit
• Get the algorithm on GitHub

Revisions to the Syphilis Surveillance Case Definitions, 2018: Changes Related to Reporting Clinical Manifestations (November 2017) 

• Changes Related to Reporting Clinical Manifestations webinar
• Changes Related to Reporting Clinical Manifestations webinar slides
• Changes Related to Reporting Clinical Manifestations Q&A
• Update to Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Syphilis, 17-ID-11

Revisions to the Syphilis Surveillance Case Definitions for 2018: Changes Related to Reporting Syphilis Stages (September 2017)

• Changes Related to Reporting Syphilis Stages webinar
• Changes Related to Reporting Syphilis Stages webinar slides
• Changes Related to Reporting Syphilis Stages Q&A
• Update to Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Syphilis, 17-ID-11

Congenital Syphilis

Congenital Syphilis Surveillance: Making CS Case Classifications (November 2020)

• CS Case Classification webinar
• CS Case Classification webinar slides
• CS Case Classification resources:
• CS Case Investigation and Report Form and Algorithm
• CS Case Classification flowchart
• The webinar content is also available via CSTE Learn, an interactive virtual training platform
• Register and log-in for course credit

Congenital Syphilis Surveillance: A Guide to Infant Medical Chart Abstraction (November 2020)

• CS Chart Abstraction webinar
• CS Chart Abstraction webinar slides
• CS Chart Abstraction webinar handout
• The webinar content is also available via , an interactive virtual training platform
• Register and log-in for course credit

Assigning Residency for Congenital Syphilis Case Notifications

• Available via CSTE Learn, an interactive virtual training platform
• Register and log-in for course credit

For more information about the STD subcommittee and its activities, please contact Symone Richardson. Click here to view other Infectious Disease Steering Committee activities.