Canada: Syphilis outbreak in Alberta
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#4KABA)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Alberta health officials are reporting a dramatic and rapid increase in syphilis cases, prompting a provincial outbreak declaration. A total of 1,536 cases of infectious syphilis were reported in 2018 compared to 161 in 2014, almost a tenfold increase. The rate of infectious syphilis has not been this high in Alberta since ["]
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