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Public health officials declare provincewide syphilis outbreak
60% increase in cases across Nova Scotia from 2018 to 2019
Jack Julian ? CBC News ? Posted: Jan 20, 2020 4:58 PM AT | Last Updated: an hour ago
Public health officials have declared a syphilis outbreak in Nova Scotia and are encouraging more frequent testing to curb the spread of the sexually transmitted disease.
There were roughly 82 cases of syphilis in the province in 2019, up from 50 cases in 2018, an increase of 60 per cent.
But unlike an earlier provincial outbreak between 2009 and 2013 that was concentrated in the Halifax area, the disease is now occurring provincewide...
Public health officials declare provincewide syphilis outbreak
60% increase in cases across Nova Scotia from 2018 to 2019
Jack Julian ? CBC News ? Posted: Jan 20, 2020 4:58 PM AT | Last Updated: an hour ago
Public health officials have declared a syphilis outbreak in Nova Scotia and are encouraging more frequent testing to curb the spread of the sexually transmitted disease.
There were roughly 82 cases of syphilis in the province in 2019, up from 50 cases in 2018, an increase of 60 per cent.
But unlike an earlier provincial outbreak between 2009 and 2013 that was concentrated in the Halifax area, the disease is now occurring provincewide...