Syphilis infection in B.C. at highest rate in 30 years

By The Canadian Press
Prevalence in women of particular concern

The rate of syphilis infection in British Columbia is the highest it’s been in 30 years and the provincial health officer is asking the public to get proactive about testing and treatment. Figures from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show there were 919 new cases of syphilis reported in 2018, a 33 per cent jump from the year before and many of those infections occurred in gay and bisexual men.…

Source:: Syphilis infection in B.C. at highest rate in 30 years

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October 7, 2019

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