Real-Time Linkage of Public-Facing Jail Registers and Syphilis Testing and Treatment Monitoring Data, Washington

Steven J Erly1, Leighton O Hill1, Kiara B Gavigan1

  • 1Steven J. Erly is with the Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, and the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle. Leighton O. Hill, Kiara B. Gavigan, Kari L. Haecker, and Rachel M. Amiya are with the Office of Infectious Disease, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater.

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