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The changing epidemiology of syphilis in BC | British Columbia Medical Journal

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Rates of infectious syphilis in British Columbia have been steadily increasing over the past decade. In 2021, 1428 infectious syphilis cases were reported in BC (27.5 per 100 000 population, the highest on record in the last 40 years). Based on the number of reported cases in the first two quarters, infectious syphilis rates for 2022 are on track to be even higher.[1,2] The

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 64, No. 10, December 2022, Pages 431,440 BC Centre for Disease Control By: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC Melanie C.M. Murray, MD, PhD, FRCPC Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FRCPC Elaine Chan, MPH Julie van Schalkwyk, MD, FRCSC Ann Pederson, PhD Ellen Giesbrecht, MD Marianne Morgan, MD Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC --> A+ A- Rates of infectious syphilis in British Columbia have been steadily increasing over the past decade. In 2021, 1428 infectious syphilis cases were reported in BC (27.5 per 100 000 population, the highest on record in the last 40 y

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