First-trimester screening and intervention has the greatest potential to prevent maternal syphilis. But 1 in 4 pregnant people do not have access to prenatal care during the first trimester.
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Cases of infectious syphilis have risen sharply in the last decade, including in women in their reproductive years. That can lead to stillbirth, miscarriage or disability.
With the alarming rise in syphilis cases in recent years, it’s important to know what it is, how it’s spread and who is most at risk.
The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But evidence is mounting that for syphilis this scenario is wrong.
Saskatchewan leads the country in preventable, opportunistic illnesses enabled by poverty. With recent changes to income support programs and increased housing instability, things are getting worse.
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Project officer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program, Surveillance and Evaluation Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
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Epidemiologist, The Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo
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Infectious disease researcher, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
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Research Associate in History, Smith College
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Medical Director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Indigenous Knowledge
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Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Penn State