Syphilis — Canada
Ottawa’s public health unit has seen a 76 per cent increase in the number of cases of infectious syphilis. Ottawa Public Health said Thu [23 Jul 2015] it has recorded 65 syphilis cases in the past 12 months (July 2014 to June 2015) compared with 37 in the prior 12 months. All of the cases in the past year have been men, and more than 90 per cent are men who have sex with men [MSM].
The number of cases is strikingly high. The health board recorded 46 syphilis cases in 2014 and 32 in
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