Syphilis - Canada
The number of infectious syphilis and congenital syphilis cases in Canada have risen sharply during the period of 2017 to 2021. According to the numbers, there were seven confirmed cases of early congenital syphilis in 2017. However, the number rose to 96 cases in 2021, an increase of 1,271 per cent.
In addition, the rate of infectious syphilis cases in adults increased by 166 percent over the same four year period to 30 cases per 100,000 people, and to a total of 11,268 by 2021.
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