Rising congenital syphilis rates in Canada, 1993-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of cases of confirmed early congenital syphilis has risen steeply in Canada in recent years, particularly since 2018, to the highest number ever recorded since national reporting began in 1993. We analyzed national data on confirmed early congenital syphilis from 1993 to 2022 to describe epidemiologic trends in Canada during this period.

Methods

Data from 1993 to 2017 were obtained from routine surveillance conducted through the Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, and data from 2018 to 2022 were obtained from enhanced surveillance conducted through a federal-provincial-territorial working group. Case counts and rates were computed nationally and by province and territory. Infectious syphilis data from the same time period for females of r

SUBMITTER: Tetteh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783095 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature