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Rewind to 1998: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launches its plan to eliminate syphilis in the United States, with the goals of reducing the total number of primary and secondary syphilis cases to 1,000 or fewer — 0.4 cases per 100,000 people — and increasing the number of syphilis-free counties to 90% by 2005.

STD Quarterly: Focus continues on syphilis elimination

August 1, 2005

Rewind to 1998: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launches its plan to eliminate syphilis in the United States, with the goals of reducing the total number of primary and secondary syphilis cases to 1,000 or fewer 0.4 cases per 100,000 people and increasing the number of syphilis-free counties to 90% by 2005.