Thursday, 5 August 2021

PRO/EDR> Syphilis - Canada (02): (NT) homeless, congenital, RFI

Syphilis -- Canada
There has been a significant increase in syphilis cases as the Northwest Territories continues to deal with an outbreak declared in 2019. There have been 37 cases of syphilis reported since [1 Jan 2021] with the majority of them (78 per cent) in Yellowknife.
These new cases represent a significant rate increase, dramatically exceeding that seen in 2019, said a Tuesday [3 Aug 2021] news release from the Office of the chief public health officer, Dr Kami Kandola. Adults between ages 20 and 60

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8571723&promed&0

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