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Dr Sarah Smith, Hospital Liaison GP, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Donna Mak, Public Health Physician and Kellie Mitchell, Senior Research Officer, Department of Health
Infectious syphilis cases are increasing across the country and Australia’s Chief Medical Officer recently declared syphilis to be a communicable disease incident of national significance.
Infectious syphilis case numbers in Western Australia have surged by almost 300% over the past 10 years, from 162 in 2015 to 606 in 2024. All of WA is now a declared...
Dr Sarah Smith, Hospital Liaison GP, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Donna Mak, Public Health Physician and Kellie Mitchell, Senior Research Officer, Department of Health
Infectious syphilis cases are increasing across the country and Australia’s Chief Medical Officer recently declared syphilis to be a communicable disease incident of national significance.
Infectious syphilis case numbers in Western Australia have surged by almost 300% over the past 10 years, from 162 in 2015 to 606 in 2024. All of WA is now a declared...
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