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Sask. battles surging syphilis rates in First Nations communities, health officer says
411 cases reported in Indigenous communities from Jan. 1 to June 30 of this year, a 900% jump from 2019
Yasmine Ghania · CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2022 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
Saskatchewan is battling a surge in syphilis cases, particularly among First Nation communities.
The province reported 411 cases of the sexually transmitted disease in Indigenous communities from Jan. 1 to June 30 this year — a more than 900 per cent jump from 40 cases reported during the same period in 2019, according to Dr. Ibrahim Khan, a regional medical health officer for Indigenous Services Canada.
"We are very concerned.… Many of these people are either homeless or in a very troubling socioeconomic status and they don't have access to care," Khan told CBC News Wednesday.
The COVID-19 pandemic and increased testing played a major role in the jump in syphilis cases this year, he said...
Sask. battles surging syphilis rates in First Nations communities, health officer says
411 cases reported in Indigenous communities from Jan. 1 to June 30 of this year, a 900% jump from 2019
Yasmine Ghania · CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2022 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
Saskatchewan is battling a surge in syphilis cases, particularly among First Nation communities.
The province reported 411 cases of the sexually transmitted disease in Indigenous communities from Jan. 1 to June 30 this year — a more than 900 per cent jump from 40 cases reported during the same period in 2019, according to Dr. Ibrahim Khan, a regional medical health officer for Indigenous Services Canada.
"We are very concerned.… Many of these people are either homeless or in a very troubling socioeconomic status and they don't have access to care," Khan told CBC News Wednesday.
The COVID-19 pandemic and increased testing played a major role in the jump in syphilis cases this year, he said...