Syphilis — Worldwide/Unknown
The BC [British Columbia] Centre for Disease Control and Vancouver Coastal Health officials are warning gay and bisexual men of an alarming increase in the number of syphilis infections.
The highly contagious disease is at the highest level seen in 30 years in the region, said Dr Reka Gustafson, medical health officer for the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. The organization said in news release that last year [2012] there were 371 reported cases in BC, and 80 percent of them were in the
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