Resurgence of early congenital syphilis in Alberta
- 3 July 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 177 (1), 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.070495
Abstract
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 affecting people who reported casual or anonymous sexual partnering. In 1996, Canada set a goal toThis publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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