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 @bactiman63
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health alert Monday concerning increases in the sexually transmitted infections, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Concerning gonorrhea,...
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...
Here we’ll take a look at some other news going on across the globe:
Notes from the Field: Delays in Identification and Treatment of a Case of Septicemic Plague — Navajo County, Arizona, 2020
On...
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
In a follow-up on the syphilis situation in Ireland, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reported 418 syphilis cases through July 31. This is up 96 cases,...
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
The global burden of syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been estimated for the first time in a new study published in The Lancet Global Health.
Led...
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
Health officials in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, Ontario are reporting a significant increase in local cases of syphilis.
Ten cases were reported in both...
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
Syphilis was a major issue in Japan decades ago until shortly after the end of World War II, but the total reported cases declined to several hundred annually until...
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