Real-Time Linkage of Public-Facing Jail Registers and Syphilis Testing and Treatment Monitoring Data, Washington State, 2023–2024.

Between June 22, 2023, and January 22, 2024, we implemented scripts to collect public-facing correctional facility rosters and used a matching algorithm to link these data to unresolved syphilis investigations in Washington state. We reviewed the results and sent alerts to the assigned disease inter...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 115; no. 3; pp. 282 - 287
Autores principales:	Erly, Steven J., Hill, Leighton O., Gavigan, Kiara B., Haecker, Kari L., Amiya, Rachel M.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Public Health Association Mar2025
Materias:	Washington (State) Public health surveillance Correctional institutions Evaluation of human services programs Health policy Prisoners Medical screening Public health Syphilis prevention Syphilis epidemiology Prevention of infectious disease transmission Diagnosis of syphilis Medical case management Continuum of care Reporting of diseases Syphilis Algorithms
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Sumario:	Between June 22, 2023, and January 22, 2024, we implemented scripts to collect public-facing correctional facility rosters and used a matching algorithm to link these data to unresolved syphilis investigations in Washington state. We reviewed the results and sent alerts to the assigned disease intervention specialist. We captured data from 60 of Washington's 69 correctional facilities and linked 54 individuals to testing or treatment. Fifty-eight percent of individuals had been unlocated for 60 days or more and may not have been found otherwise. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(3):282–286. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307911)