A Sore Subject? An Examination of National Case-Based Chancroid Surveillance

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 50; no. 8; p. 467
• Main Authors: Ogale, Yasmin P, Ridpath, Alison D, Torrone, Elizabeth, Quilter, Laura A S, Grey, Jeremy A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Chancroid; Data Accuracy; Disease Notification; Humans; Population Surveillance; United States - epidemiology; United States

Chancroid has been a nationally notifiable condition in the United States since 1944, with cases reported to Centers Disease Control and Prevention through the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Although frequently reported during the 1940s, <20 cases have been reported annually si...