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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D. Nate Michalak, B.A. Yazan Daaboul, M.D.

Primary Prevention

• Limit number of sexual partners
• Use a barrier method of contraception
• Avoid traveling to areas with a high prevalence of chancroid, especially Africa, southeast Asia, and Latin America