Syphilis is making a comeback. Rates of transmission of syphilis in Alberta had fallen so low that this easily preventable infection almost dropped off the radar. Now Syphilis is back and since 2002 the number of cases in our province has been increasing dramatically and consistently. In 2008 alone, over 200 cases of infectious Syphilis were confirmed in Alberta. Some of the highest rates of infection are occurring right here in Calgary.
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