Gonorrhea
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A look at Sask. STI and teen pregnancy rates amid province’s new sex education policiesSaskatchewan suffers from some of the highest STI rates in the country and also has the highest rate of live births from adolescent pregnancies, excluding the Canadian territories.HealthAug 23, 2023
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Northern Saskatchewan combatting rise in sexually-transmitted infectionsThe medical health officer with Saskatchewan's Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority says there's a variety of reasons for the current increase in sexually transmitted infections.HealthJul 28, 2023
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Untreatable gonorrhea may be on the horizon in Canada. Here’s whyAs gonorrhea rates continue to climb in Canada, health officials are warning the infection is also developing more resistance to antibiotics.HealthJul 27, 2023
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Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in Simcoe Muskoka, health unit saysThe health unit said before 2019, the region would average less than 10 cases per year. However, that number rose to 50 cases in 2021.HealthMay 4, 2022
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HPEPH urges increased screening after rise in STIs in regionThe health unit says cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV are rising locally, and urge those who are having unprotected sex to get tested.CanadaJul 29, 2021
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Summer of love: STI cases dropped during the pandemic, will they rise again as we reopen?STI cases in Ontario fell during spring lockdowns, but rose again as restrictions lifted. So what does that mean for the summer of 2021?HealthMay 22, 2021
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STI cases drop amid coronavirus. Experts say behaviours changed, but so has testingExperts believe the drop likely reflects a decrease in testing, but they agree there's no magic answer to the decline overall.HealthJun 25, 2020
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Testing clinic to open as Kingston area sees dramatic increase in gonorrhea cases: public healthKFL&A Public Health will be opening a quick test clinic for gonorrhea due to a significant increase in cases this year.HealthJun 16, 2020
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Gonorrhea outbreak declared in Hastings and Prince Edward countiesAn outbreak of Gonorrhea has been declared in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, following an increase in cases during the first five months of 2020.CanadaJun 15, 2020
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1 million people a day catch sexually transmitted infections, WHO warnsMore than one million people catch gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia or trichomoniasis every day, according to the World Health Organization.HealthJun 6, 2019
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