PRO/EDR> Syphilis – Canada (02): (MB) incr. incidence, meth., IDU, women, congenital

Syphilis — Canada
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Date: Mon 25 Feb 2019
Source: Winnipeg Sun [edited]

The number of women and babies infected with syphilis recently rose in Manitoba, as an outbreak continues.
The province says one congenital case of the sexually transmitted infection, in which a baby was infected during pregnancy or childbirth, took place in 2015. That marked the 1st congenital case throughout the province in “many