PRO/EDR> Syphilis, gonococcal dis., chlamydia - Canada: (BC,ON) inc. cases, MSM, HIV, RFI

Sexually Transmitted Infection -- Canada
Syphilis rates in this province [British Columbia] are at their highest in 3 decades, and that's prompted Vancouver Coastal Health [VCH] to declare an outbreak. "In 2015, nearly 500 cases of infectious syphilis [primary and secondary syphilis] were reported in Vancouver Coastal Health, more than double the yearly cases reported a decade ago," says Dr. Reka Gustafson with VCH. "Because new infections continue to climb, we have initiated a formal outbreak response."
The health authority says

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