STI

• STI cases drop amid coronavirus. Experts say behaviours changed, but so has testing

  Experts believe the drop likely reflects a decrease in testing, but they agree there's no magic answer to the decline overall.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
• Testing clinic to open as Kingston area sees dramatic increase in gonorrhea cases: public health

  KFL&A Public Health will be opening a quick test clinic for gonorrhea due to a significant increase in cases this year.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2020
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• Gonorrhea outbreak declared in Hastings and Prince Edward counties

  An outbreak of Gonorrhea has been declared in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, following an increase in cases during the first five months of 2020.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2020
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• Syphilis cases nearly triple in Saskatchewan, health authority reports

  New data shows Saskatchewan was already struggling with increased STI rates while preparing for the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  May 4, 2020
• Sask. HIV diagnoses up 18%, syphilis up 172% in 2019

  Preliminary data from the Saskatchewan Health Authority points to sizable increases in both HIV and syphilis diagnoses.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2020
• Public health officials declare syphilis outbreak in Nova Scotia

  According to the NSHA, preliminary data recorded 82 cases in Nova Scotia in 2019. That compares to approximately 50 cases in 2018 and 38 cases in 2017.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2020
• 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
• B.C. records first cases of congenital syphilis in 6 years amid STI outbreak

  Health officials say they've recorded the first cases of a mother passing the disease on to a child since 2013, while overall rates are up 33 per cent.

  Oct 7, 2019
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• Battleford, Sask. vending machine fighting spread of HIV

  A new harm reduction measure is taking place in North Battleford to help combat the spread of diseases and infections.

  Health

  Aug 15, 2019
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• 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