Sexually active and pregnant people urged to get tested among ‘concerningly high’ rise in syphilis

Sexually active and pregnant people urged to get tested among ‘concerningly high’ rise in syphilis

Sexually active people are encouraged to receive annual sexual health check-ups. Photo: Liudmila Chernetska. The “concerningly high” number of syphilis cases across the country has led to the declaration that it is a communicable disease incident of national significance. Four children across the country have already died this year from the disease (as of 6 August) out of 11 cases of congenital syphilis, and 3546 cases of infectious syphilis hav…