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5 <br /> The.new RI.O.T. team led by the project coordinator will be ready to mobilize when <br /> needed for new outbreaks. <br /> 75%of individuals who are in local jails more than 24 hours will receive a serologic test <br /> for syphilis. <br /> The syphilis elimination project will be evaluated through its impact on reported primary <br /> and secondary syphilis morbidity,with a goal of:515 cases/100,000 population in the five- <br /> county target area in the year 2000 (rates in 1997 were 26.2 cases/100,000), and on <br /> prevalences of syphilis in local jails,health department prenatal clinics,and health <br /> department STD clinics. Specific goals will depend on baseline prevalences, which are <br /> not currently known. <br /> Each county will be awarded$43,000 for calendar year 1999. Funds will be used to either hire an <br /> outreach worker,or contract with a Section approved community based organization to hire an <br /> outreach worker. Funds are also provided for travel and per diem,pager cellular phone and other <br /> operating expenses. Additional funding has been provided for the purchase of patient acceptable <br /> condoms and other outreach supplies. The proposed funding breakdown which was submitted to <br /> CDC is: <br /> Outreach Worker Salary and Fringe $27,500 <br /> Travel and Per Diem $ 3,000 <br /> Phone,pager, and office expenses $ 1,000 <br /> Condoms and Outreach Supplies $11,500 <br />