Syphilis — Canada
Online hook-up apps are posing challenges for health officials dealing with a syphilis outbreak in Manitoba [Canada]. The province says they saw 200 cases last year [2015]. They used to see an average of 20 per year. Rates have really increased over the past 3 years and among different age groups, not just young people.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joss Reimer says they don’t have any data to say hook-up apps caused or help contribute to the outbreak. But she says they do make it more
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