Canada: Syphilis outbreak declared in Nova Scotia
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#4Y5YX)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Nova Scotia declared a provincial outbreak of syphilis after an increase of syphilis cases in 2019. Preliminary data recorded 82 cases in Nova Scotia in 2019. That compares to approximately 50 cases in 2018 and 38 cases in 2017. The cases to date have been diagnosed in people ages 20-to-65+ years ["]
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