A case–control study evaluating the role of internet meet-up sites and mobile telephone applications in influencing a syphilis outbreak: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 2014

Malini DeSilva; Katrina Hedberg; Byron Robinson; Kim Toevs; Robyn Neblett-Fanfair; Emiko Petrosky; Susan Hariri; Sean Schafer

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2015-052509

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A case–control study evaluating the role of internet meet-up sites and mobile telephone applications in influencing a syphilis outbreak: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 2014

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Malini DeSilva Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katrina Hedberg Oregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Byron Robinson Epidemiology Workforce Branch, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kim Toevs Adolescent Health Promotion and STD/HIV/HCV Programs, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robyn Neblett-Fanfair Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emiko Petrosky Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan Hariri Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sean Schafer Oregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Malini DeSilva, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30329, USA; xdh8{at}cdc.gov

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DeSilva M, Hedberg K, Robinson B, et al

A case–control study evaluating the role of internet meet-up sites and mobile telephone applications in influencing a syphilis outbreak: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 2014

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2016;92:353-358.

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Received December 18, 2015
Revised March 31, 2016
Accepted April 20, 2016
First published May 17, 2016.

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February 07, 2017

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