HIV, STD and Hepatitis Branch

 Reports and Statistics

For more information, phone 619-293-4700 or send us an email.

This page has links to reports and statistics related to HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in San Diego County, including publications by the HIV, STD and Hepatitis Branch (HSHB).

Transfer to HIV/AIDS reports and statistics maintained by the County of San Diego HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Unit.

STD Monthly Reports for San Diego County
Reports include monthly and cumulative (year-to-date) cases and rates for reportable STDs in San Diego County and an Editorial Note

Month published:Editorial Note Title

• March 2012: HPV Vaccine: Updated Recommendations and New Research Findings
• February 2012: Noncongenital Syphilis Staging
• January 2012: Lymphogranuloma Venereum
• December 2011: Three-Site Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men
• November 2011: The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)
• October 2011: Strategies to Combat Chlamydia in San Diego County Youth
• September 2011: STAT Testing for Syphilis Available at County of San Diego STD Clinic, Rosecrans
• August 2011: The Role of the Health Care Provider in HIV Incidence Surveillance
• July 2011: Common Problems in the Reporting of STDs in San Diego County
• June 2011: Growing Threat of Multidrug Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
• May 2011: The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction during Syphilis Treatment
• April 2011: “We All Test”: Syphilis Testing Reminders for Gay Men
• March 2011: Caring for Adult and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Assault
• February 2011: New Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) Form
• January 2011: New CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, 2010
• December 2010: Trends in Major Reportable STDs in San Diego County, 2009
• November 2010: County of San Diego HIV Partner Services
• October 2010: Clinical Services Provided by County of San Diego STD Clinics
• September 2010: Expedited Partner Therapy for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
• August 2010: Availability of Generic Valacyclovir for Genital Herpes Infections
• July 2010: HPV Vaccination — Recommendations and Availability
• June 2010:Managing Patients Diagnosed with Chlamydia or Gonorrhea
• May 2010: Recent CDC Data on STDs and HIV in MSM
• April 2010: HIV Incidence Surveillance (HIS) and the Health Care Provider
• March 2010: “We All Test” — A New Syphilis Testing Campaign Targeting Gay Men
• February 2010: Chlamydia Screening in Juvenile Justice Facilities in San Diego County
• January 2010: Syphilis Education Posters for Medical and Dental Providers
• December 2009: EXPRESS Visits at the County of San Diego’s Rosecrans STD Clinic
• November 2009: STD/HIV Prevention in the Field
• October 2009: The STD Community Intervention Program (SCIP)
• September 2009: Caution: Syphilis Treatment with Inappropriate Forms of Penicillin

STD Quarterly Reports for San Diego County

• Issue No. 6, 2009 - Quarterly Data April 1, 2009-June 30, 2009
• Issue No. 5, 2009 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2008 Annual Report
• Issue No. 4, 2009 - The Spectrum of Human Papillomavirus
• Issue No. 3, 2008 - Working with Communicable Disease Investigators
• Issue No. 2, 2008 - Focus on Gonorrhea
• Issue No. 1, 2008 - STDs in San Diego County, 2007

STD Articles in San Diego Physician Magazine

• October 2008 - Taking a Patient History for STDs

Physicians' Bulletins

• Physicians' Bulletin: March 2011-Partner Services and HIV Incidence Surveillance.
• Physicians' Bulletin: STD Update for 2006
• Physicians' Bulletin: STD Update for 2005
• Physicians' Bulletin: STD Update for 2004
• Physicians' Bulletin: STD Update for 2003

STD and Viral Hepatitis Fact Sheets for San Diego County

• 2008 STD Fact Sheet
• 2007 STD Fact Sheet
• 2006 STD Fact Sheet
• 2005 STD Fact Sheet
• 2004 STD Fact Sheet
• 2003 STD Fact Sheet
• 2002 STD Fact Sheet
• 2004 Viral Hepatitis Fact Sheet
• 2003 Viral Hepatitis Fact Sheet
• 2002 Viral Hepatitis Fact Sheet

NEW! Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• 2010 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines

STDHEP Email News Bulletins

STDHEP emails are bulletins are intended for medical professionals and are sent out several times a year. To join the STDHEP listserv, please send an email to std@sdcounty.ca.gov with "Join" in the subject line and include your name, organization and phone number.

• September 2006: Gonorrhea and HPV Update
• March 2006: Shigellosis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
• July 2005: Information Regarding Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• June 2005: Information Regarding Availability of Benzathine Penicillin
• January 2005: Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Update; Meningococcal C Infection Among MSM - British Columbia
• December 2004: New Syphilis Clusters; Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Continues; Syphilis Raises HIV Viral Load
• October 2004: Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - The Netherlands, 2003-2004
• May 2004: Resistant Gonorrhea Continues to Spread in the United States
• April 2004: Inappropriate Use of Bicillin C-R for Treatment of Syphilis
• May 2003: Syphilis Outbreak Continues
• January 2003: Syphilis Outbreak Among MSM Approaching Epidemic Proportions
• September 2002: Syphilis Alert
• July 2002: Revised Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations: Avoid Fluoroquinolones for All Patients with Gonorrhea
• April 2002: Gonorrhea Fluoroquinolone Resistance

Requests for STD-Related Data

Routine STD surveillance data are disseminated in monthly surveillance reports available on this web page. Please email std@sdcounty.ca.gov for requests for STD-related data that are not included in those reports. Please specify which data are being requested and what the data will be used for. We recommend at least two weeks’ notice for most data requests, although requests for substantial amounts of data might take longer. Data will be provided at the discretion of the County.

For more information, phone 619-293-4700 or send us an email.