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University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study from the University of Alberta highlights the success of rapid testing and same-day treatment for syphilis. As ...

In Alberta, the first case of congenital syphilis in over 10 years was reported in 2002. This was after a resurgence in the province in 2000 of locally acquired infectious syphilis, in many cases ...

Health officials are teaming up to make syphilis testing more accessible to people living in central Alberta as the province grapples with a worsening years-long outbreak of the serious sexually ...

Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum. Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. Image - CDC / Dr. David Cox, Public Domain Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum. Treponema ...

The rising rate of babies being born with syphilis in Alberta is drawing calls for a targeted public health response after being put on the backburner during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Alberta ...

Alberta’s top doctor is hoping a new plan will drop the number of Syphilis cases back to zero after seeing huge increases in the past decade. Dr. Andre Corriveau is rolling out a plan to reverse ...

Provincially, nationally, and globally, there is an ongoing resurgence of syphilis. In Alberta, the number of infectious syphilis cases increased by 2,498 per cent between 2012 and 2022. Using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo from 2022, Dr. Ameeta Singh, left, and nurse Noel Ives work with the syphilis-HIV rapid test. Singh is embarking on ...