Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

For more information, call the West Virginia HIV/AIDS & STD Hotline: 1-800-642-8244

Trained professionals are available to speak with you weekdays (except holidays) from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We can answer your questions about HIV/AIDS and other STDs in West Virginia, how to protect yourself, how to be tested, and how to get treatment.

• Click here to find a testing location.

Please click on the following links for more information on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs):

• Community Information
• STD Treatment, DOXYPEP, and EPT
• Local Health Departments and Clinical Providers Information
• Data and Surveillance Information
• Approved Testing Sites in WV 
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• STD Prevention 

General Information 

• STI 101: An Overview of Sexually Transmitted Infections (2024)​
• MMWR (2024) Syphilis Testing Recommendations
• Syphilis, Hepatitis and HIV Infant Morbidity/Mortality Review (SHHMMR)
• MPox for Sexually Active People
• Syphilis Presentation​ (2022)

Individual Disease Information: 

• ​Chlamydia​
• Gonorrhea
• Syphi​lis​​

Contacts: 

• STD Surveillance Inbox: wvstd@wv.gov
• STD Surveillance Fax​: 304-558-6478

STD Surveillance Staff​

• STD Program Manager: Bianca Huff, 304-352-6234
• STD Epidemiologist: VACANT
• STD Lead Registrar: Michael Workman​, 304-352-6313
• STD Registrar: Angela Walker, 304-352-6260