Investor Presentaiton
Key messages
From 2017 to 2022, Saskatchewan's syphilis rates have increased over 400%
In 2019, syphilis cases were largely in the North West area of the province
Syphilis transmission spread diagonally north-south
This trend is the same for syphilis, infectious syphilis, child-bearing years, congenital
Over the same period, the epidemiology shifted from predominately middle aged men,
with higher testing rates among males, to predominately women of child-bearing years,
with higher testing rates among women
SK reported zero congenital syphilis cases between 2013 and 2018, to n = 68 since 2019
Syphilis now exists throughout the province
Saskatchewan ranks 2nd highest infectious syphilis rates in Canada (behind MB) and has the
highest rates of congenital syphilis in Canada
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