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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-2...reness/8310338
Syphilis outbreak in NT 'massive', doctors urge awareness in remote communities
By Shahni Wellington
Updated about 3 hours ago
The Northern Territory has seen the largest increase in syphilis rates in the country, as doctors call for more resources to combat the sexually transmitted infection.
The number of reported syphilis cases has jumped more than 16 times from just 14 cases in 2012 to 229 last year.
The STI was previously described as "almost eradicated" but has since been reported more times in the first month of 2017 than the entire year of 2012.
"There has been a syphilis outbreak across the north of Australia," Professor James Ward, head of Infectious Diseases Research Program for Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, said...
Syphilis outbreak in NT 'massive', doctors urge awareness in remote communities
By Shahni Wellington
Updated about 3 hours ago
The Northern Territory has seen the largest increase in syphilis rates in the country, as doctors call for more resources to combat the sexually transmitted infection.
The number of reported syphilis cases has jumped more than 16 times from just 14 cases in 2012 to 229 last year.
The STI was previously described as "almost eradicated" but has since been reported more times in the first month of 2017 than the entire year of 2012.
"There has been a syphilis outbreak across the north of Australia," Professor James Ward, head of Infectious Diseases Research Program for Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, said...