{"id":55714,"date":"2023-04-12T04:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/ahf-responds-to-cdc-report-of-rise-in-std-during-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T04:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:03:15","slug":"ahf-responds-to-cdc-report-of-rise-in-std-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/ahf-responds-to-cdc-report-of-rise-in-std-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"AHF responds to CDC Report of Rise in STD During Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<i>Sexually transmitted infections &#8212; particularly syphilis and congenital syphilis\u2014escalated during COVID-19 despite lockdowns and stay-at-home orders<\/i><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;In response to just-released 2021 Centers for Disease Control (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Freleases%2F2023%2Fs0411-sti.html&amp;esheet=53380016&amp;newsitemid=20230411006015&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=CDC&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c383f4072c326352705bcfc6b487eeaa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">CDC<\/a>) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fstd%2Fstatistics%2F2021%2Fdefault.htm&amp;esheet=53380016&amp;newsitemid=20230411006015&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=data&amp;index=2&amp;md5=970af9eb8368e109f79c6d3274762d00\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">data<\/a> showing sexually-transmitted-infections (STIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, AHF issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230411006015\/en\/1761684\/5\/CongenitalSyphilsBillboard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230411006015\/en\/1761684\/21\/CongenitalSyphilsBillboard.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cTo see almost 200 stillbirths because of congenital syphilis in the U.S.in 2021 is a travesty,\u201d said <b>Whitney Engeran-Cordova,<\/b> Vice President of AHF\u2019s Public Health Division. \u201cWith proper and timely screening, syphilis can be a treatable and curable infection. These latest CDC numbers underscore the urgency of need for far more widespread and easily accessible testing and treatment options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTo find locations for free STD\/HIV screening, visit AHF\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freestdcheck.org&amp;esheet=53380016&amp;newsitemid=20230411006015&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.freestdcheck.org&amp;index=3&amp;md5=51b72fb79c31f85b4e3a542c986f6351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">www.freestdcheck.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <b>Contacts<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Ged Kenslea<\/b>, AHF Communications Dir. (323) 791-5526 cell <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ged&#46;kenslea&#64;ahf&#46;o&#114;&#103;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">&#103;&#x65;&#x64;&#46;&#x6b;&#x65;&#110;&#x73;&#x6c;&#101;&#x61;&#x40;&#97;&#x68;&#x66;&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#103;<\/a><br \/><b>Jacki Schechner, <\/b>VP, AHF Media Relations (310) 633-0547 cell <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:j&#97;&#99;&#107;&#105;&#46;&#115;&#99;&#104;&#101;&#99;&#x68;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x72;&#x40;&#x61;&#x68;&#x66;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">jacki&#46;schechner&#64;ahf&#46;org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexually transmitted infections &#8212; particularly syphilis and congenital syphilis\u2014escalated during COVID-19 despite lockdowns and stay-at-home orders LOS ANGELES&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;In response to just-released 2021 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data showing sexually-transmitted-infections (STIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, AHF issued the following statement: \u201cTo see almost 200 stillbirths because of congenital syphilis in the U.S.in 2021 &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/ahf-responds-to-cdc-report-of-rise-in-std-during-pandemic\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-business","4":"post-55714","6":"format-standard","7":"category-industry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AHF responds to CDC Report of Rise in STD During Pandemic - Pharma Trend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/ahf-responds-to-cdc-report-of-rise-in-std-during-pandemic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AHF responds to CDC Report of Rise in STD During Pandemic - Pharma Trend\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sexually transmitted infections &#8212; particularly syphilis and congenital syphilis\u2014escalated during COVID-19 despite lockdowns and stay-at-home orders LOS ANGELES&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;In response to just-released 2021 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data showing sexually-transmitted-infections (STIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, AHF issued the following statement: \u201cTo see almost 200 stillbirths because of congenital syphilis in the U.S.in 2021 ... 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