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Report on symposium on the surveillance and control of sexually transmitted diseases.

The symposium was attended by 41 participants from 20 countries including two representatives of the International Union against the Venereal Diseases and the Treponematoses and one representative of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The participants represented a wide range of disciplines including epidemiologists, laboratory experts, sociologists, health educators, economists, venereologists, and health administrators. The purpose of the symposium was to examine those aspects of the control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) which apply to Europe. Chosen topics for the meeting were: 1. extent and trends of the sexually transmitted diseases; 2. case finding by (a) screening; (b) contact tracing; 3. economic aspects; 4. health education; 5. training of personnel. The principal conclusions and recommendations may be summarised as follows.