By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the syphilis outbreak in Ireland, the country’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is now reporting 498 early (infectious) syphilis...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the syphilis situation in Alberta, Canada, health officials in the province say Alberta has not seen such high levels of syphilis since 1948. With...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) report a national outbreak of early infectious syphilis (EIS) has been declared and is under investigation...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 361 cases of syphilis in 2020, representing a 49% increase over 2019 (n=242). Of these, 306 (85%) cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Alaska state health officials report the syphilis outbreak, that was declared in 2018, more than doubled in magnitude from 2018 to 2019. State epidemiologists say...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit have declared a community-wide syphilis outbreak due to a recent increase in the number of cases. For only the second...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A “dramatic increase” in syphilis cases in the Northwest Territories has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO), Dr. Kami Kandola to declare an...

Health officials in Canyon County in western Idaho are reporting a syphilis outbreak among men, according to a KBOI2 report. The outbreak of the sexually transmitted infection in the Treasure Valley has...