Open AccessIncrease in Gonorrhea Incidence Associated With Enhanced Partner Notification Strategy
Author(s) -
Emily Schleihauf,
Erin K. Leonard,
Carrie Phillips,
Todd F. Hatchette,
David Haldane,
Trevor Arnason,
Irene Martín,
Noella Whelan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001060
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , contact tracing , partner notification , outbreak , neisseria gonorrhoeae , public health , incidence (geometry) , population , demography , obstetrics , environmental health , family medicine , syphilis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , disease , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , optics , covid-19 , sociology , biology
Partner notification services for reportable sexually transmitted infections vary based on jurisdiction, resources, type of infection, and whether an outbreak has been reported. The objective of this study was to determine whether case finding increased after implementation of enhanced notification and follow-up activities for contacts of cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Central Zone, the largest health authority in Nova Scotia, Canada.