Syphilis

• Syphilis cases are on the rise. Now a B.C. researcher is leading a team to develop a vaccine

  Led by UVIC microbiologist Caroline Cameron, a team is developing a vaccine for syphilis, using a chain of amino acids composed of portions of multiple proteins from a bacterium.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2024
  
• Campaign based on ‘shock value’ seeks to raise awareness of syphilis across Kingston

  With the Kingston region seeing double the rate of syphilis compared to the rest of the province, a campaign is underway to raise awareness of the disease.

  Health

  Apr 25, 2024
  
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• As syphilis cases spike, Ottawa vows more funds in STI strategy reset

  Ottawa is dedicating $1.45 million to go towards community-based organizations to create and deliver resources and activities to raise awareness around syphilis.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2024
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• Canada experiencing ‘alarming increase’ in syphilis cases, top doctor says

  Canada is witnessing a troubling surge in syphilis cases, with numbers doubling over the past few years, prompting health officials to sound the alarm.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2024
• Health officials urge more syphilis testing as U.S. newborn cases skyrocket

  More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022 — 10 times more than a decade ago and a 32 epr cent increase from 2021, the CDC said.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2023
• Growing risk of syphilis, HIV ahead of Country Thunder

  According to Planned Parenthood, Saskatchewan is leading the country in syphilis rates, and the numbers have increased 900 per cent in the last five years.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2023
• Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in Alberta; massive spike in babies born with syphillis

  'This is a shocking number to experience in Canada today. Our expected number of cases should be zero.'

  Health

  Jul 7, 2023
• Pfizer warns of looming penicillin shortage in the U.S. What about Canada?

  A shortage of Bicillin, an effective drug used to treat syphilis in pregnant patients and bacterial infections in children, could run dry by the end of June, Pfizer has warned.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
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• How a 50-year-old antibiotic may help tackle Canada’s growing STI problem

  Doxycycline is an antibiotic that has been sold for more than 50 years. Health officials are now studying its effectiveness in preventing certain sexually transmitted infections.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2023
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• Syphilis cases in babies on the rise in Canada. Doctors point to health-care ‘failures’

  While syphilis has made a global resurgence over the last five years, Canada is an outlier among wealthy nations in its rate of increase: 13-fold over five years.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023