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STD Surveillance Media Coverage

The new CDC report about the soaring STD rates is all the buzz. Read some of the media coverage below.

Release Date
November 6, 2017

NCSD – STDs Reach Record Highs, Threatening the Health of Millions of Americans

Washington Post – Letter to the Editor: Time to sound the alarm over STDs

NPR – What’s Behind The Jump In STD Rates

CNN – New STD cases hit record high in US, CDC says

New York Times – In the U.S., 110 Million S.T.D. Infections

Vox – 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America

Providence Journal – Editorial: Another threat to good health

Forbes – The Best Explanation For The Growing STD Crisis? Politics

Time – More Americans Have an STD Than Ever Before, Officials Say

Daily Beast – Why the STD Epidemic in America Is About to Get A Lot Worse

New York Post – STDs hit all-time high for third year in US

Ebony – Report: Number of STD Cases Reaches Record High

Cosmopolitan – A Record-Breaking Number of Americans Contracted STIs in 2016

NPR, Los Angeles – Are IUDs contributing to the rise of STDs?

Popular Science – Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high. But why?

Press of Atlantic City – Rise in STD rates leads to renewed state, national prevention efforts

Bustle – These United States STD Rates Will Make You Really Concerned

Men’s Journal – STD Numbers Are Rising at an Insane Rate in the U.S.

CNN – Gonorrhea rates in Australia up 63% in 5 years, data show

Newser – STDs in US Are ‘Out of Control’

Media Research Center -CDC Reports American STD Rates Are Reaching Record Highs

PR Newswire – STDs Reach Record Highs, Threatening the Health of Millions of Americans

News-Medical – CDC warns about steep rise in STDs among Americans

We’d love to highlight our members! Know of any other articles about STDs or have any questions, contact Matt Prior, senior manager of communications.

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