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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-...laide/10497470
Health authorities declare syphilis outbreak has spread to Adelaide
Exclusive by Rebecca Puddy and Isabel Dayman
Updated Wed at 4:34am
A syphilis outbreak has been declared in Adelaide, as health authorities warn unborn babies could die if the infectious disease transmits through the womb.
Key points:
A syphilis outbreak has spread to Adelaide
There have been 64 cases reported in SA, including an infant, since 2016
An outbreak of the disease started in Queensland in early 2011
SA Health issued an alert to medical practitioners, advising the syphilis outbreak had formally been extended to Adelaide after previously being in place in the state's Far North, Eyre Peninsula and western regions...
Health authorities declare syphilis outbreak has spread to Adelaide
Exclusive by Rebecca Puddy and Isabel Dayman
Updated Wed at 4:34am
A syphilis outbreak has been declared in Adelaide, as health authorities warn unborn babies could die if the infectious disease transmits through the womb.
Key points:
A syphilis outbreak has spread to Adelaide
There have been 64 cases reported in SA, including an infant, since 2016
An outbreak of the disease started in Queensland in early 2011
SA Health issued an alert to medical practitioners, advising the syphilis outbreak had formally been extended to Adelaide after previously being in place in the state's Far North, Eyre Peninsula and western regions...