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NEW! HIV/AIDS among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Minnesota
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and men who have sex with men and use injection drugs (MSM/IDU) remain at increased risk for HIV infection in MN.
   
  2010 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
Number and demographic characteristics of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in Minnesota. Recording and presentation materials from the release webinar are also now available.
   
  2010 STD Surveillance Statistics
Reports, graphs, tables and text providing a description of the STD epidemic in Minnesota in 2010. Recording and presentation materials from the release webinar are also now available.
   
  MDH Launches Sexual Health Site
Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.
   
  The Minnesota Chlamydia Strategy: Action Plan to Reduce and Prevent Chlamydia in Minnesota
The Minnesota Chlamydia Partnership (MCP) and the STD and HIV Section of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) present the Strategy for Reducing and Preventing Chlamydia in Minnesota, the first-ever action plan to address the epidemic of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia.
   
  Proposed Amendment to the Communicable Disease Reporting Rule
The Minnesota Department of Health is considering an amendment to the Communicable Disease Reporting Rule, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4605. The change would require all laboratories to report to the Minnesota Department of Health the results of all CD4+ lymphocyte counts and percents and the results of all HIV viral detection laboratory tests.
   
  Assessment of Minnesota HIV/AIDS Prevention Services for Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Other Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) is available for download.
   
 

Dear Collegue: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) requests that you take a sexual history screen for syphilis, provide prevention counseling, and solicit partners when appropriate for all your male patients in light of an alarming 87 percent increase in early syphilis cases. Dated 02/2010. (PDF: 32KB/1 page)
   
 

CDC’s 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
2010 STD Treatment Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/

The MMWR of the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines published electronically on December 17, 2010 contains incorrect dosage information. MMWR will issue an erratum by January 14, 2011. Three significant corrections pertain to the recommended regimens for gonococcal infections, which include gonococcal dual therapy, and the alternative regimens for bacterial vaginosis.

Corrected pages to the print version (pages 50, 51, and 57) of the MMWR are available on the CDC Division of STD Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/.
   
  Dear Collegue: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) would like to alert you to a 31 percent increase in new syphilis cases for 2010 compared to the same time period last year. Dated 9/27/2010. (PDF: 33KB/1 page)
   
  Epidemiological Profile of HIV/AIDS in Minnesota
The epidemiological (epi) profile presents data on the HIV epidemic in the state of Minnesota. The profile is intended to give the Community Cooperative Council on HIV/AIDS Prevention (CCCHAP) and the Minnesota HIV Services Planning Council (Planning Council).
   
  The Minnesota Chlamydia Partnership (MCP)
A Summit on Chlamydia was be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 to kick-off the MCP. Professional and community experts describe the epidemic of chlamydia and discuss the complex issues surrounding it.
   
  CDC HIV/AIDS Update: H1N1 and Adults and Adolescents Infected with HIV: Considerations for Clinicians
CDC has published interim guidance for clinicians regarding management of patients with HIV who have been exposed to or who have contracted H1N1.
   
  Minnesota African/African-American Women HIV Initiative (MAAAH)
 MAAAH was formed to establish Black women as a funding priority in the State of Minnesota, address the issue of lack of services specific to Black women and youth, and to ensure sustainability of services for Black women.
   
  STD Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) information
   
  STD/HIV Laboratory Survey
In 2008, MDH conducted a survey of 120 laboratories to assess STD testing and reporting practices.  The results for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV testing and reporting practices from survey respondents are now available.
   
  CDC National HIV Incidence Estimates: Frequently Asked Questions
   
Syphilis Elimination Project
Faced with alarming increases in syphilis in the state, MDH in conjunction with the CDC, created the Syphilis Elimination Project. The project brings together health care providers, community leaders and national, state and local public health agencies with the goal of reducing and eliminating syphilis from our community.
   
  CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
This issue of MMWR describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and notes important successes and current challenges in the prevention of HIV. Also includes the summary Twenty-Five Years of HIV/AIDS - United States, 1981-2006.
   
  National and State HIV/STD Campaigns and Observances
Pages contain calendar of events and materials to assist with the planning and hosting of community events.
 
   
  MDH HIV Subtype and Drug Resistance Surveillance
MDH, STD and HIV Section and Public Health Laboratory have incorporated HIV drug resistance and subtype surveillance into routine HIV surveillance.
   
  Twin Cities Men's Health Survey
Results of the MDH survey of health and sexual behaviors of men conducted during the 2004 Twin Cities GLBT Pride celebration in Minneapolis.

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Updated Wednesday, 21-Dec-2011 11:03:00 CST