In June 2017, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) approved the Update to Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Syphilis. This new position statement for syphilis (17-ID-11) includes revisions to the surveillance case definition for syphilis.

These changes will take effect January 1, 2018. By ensuring that cases of syphilis are reported in accordance with this revised surveillance case definition, we can obtain the most accurate surveillance for this disease and its clinical manifestations, and we can better address syphilitic infection and transmission.

In addition, CSTE and CDC will be hosting two webinars to explain these revisions:

• The first webinar will be held on September 28, 2017 at 2 pm EDT and will focus on the changes related to the reporting of syphilis stages. Please register for this webinar here.
• The second webinar will be held on November 7, 2017 at 2 pm EST and will focus on the clinical manifestations of syphilis and how to report them. Please register for this webinar here.