Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in Simcoe Muskoka, health unit says

  The health unit said before 2019, the region would average less than 10 cases per year. However, that number rose to 50 cases in 2021. 

  Health

  May 4
  
• HPEPH urges increased screening after rise in STIs in region

  The health unit says cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV are rising locally, and urge those who are having unprotected sex to get tested.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2021
  
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• Gonorrhea cases in New Brunswick on the rise in ongoing outbreak

  "I want everybody to get tested. Regardless of whether you think you're in a monogamous relationship or not."

  Health

  Jul 20, 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?

  Health

  May 22, 2021
• What happened to… Zika virus

  On this episode of the Global News podcast What Happened To…?, journalist Erica Vella revisits the Zika virus epidemic.

  World

  Apr 8, 2021
• Syphilis outbreak declared for Middlesex-London region

  The number of syphilis cases in the Middlesex-London region as more than tripled in the last five years to 113 so far in 2019.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2019
• Innovative Indigenous health centre to incorporate cultural elements in fight against HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

  An Indigenous-led research centre tackling the rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is one step closer to reality after a $2.84 million federal grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2019
• Syphilis outbreak declared in Alberta amid ‘rapid increase’ in cases

  Alberta has seen a "sharp increase" in the infectious and congenital syphilis rates, leading the province's chief medical officer of health to declare a provincial outbreak.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2019
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• 1 million people a day catch sexually transmitted infections, WHO warns

  More than one million people catch gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia or trichomoniasis every day, according to the World Health Organization.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2019
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• All about trichomoniasis, the world’s most common curable STI

  What you need to know about trichomoniasis, a very common but curable STI worldwide.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2019