Creator:

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Geography:

North America > Canada

Categories:

• STI/HIV/AIDS

Tags:

• chlamydia
• gonorrhea
• sexually transmitted infections
• STI
• syphilis

Date:

2006

URL:

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/2008/sti-its/pdf/sti_brief-its_bref-eng.pdf

Annotation:

This brief report is intended to provide an overview of case reports and trends in the three nationally reportable bacterial STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and infectious syphilis) between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2006. The surveillance information in this report is based on two main data sources: 1) case reports to the Public Health Agency of Canada from provinces and territories on chlamydia, gonorrhea, and infectious syphilis; and 2) Canadian gonococcal resistance surveillance, a collaborative effort between the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and provincial and territorial laboratories.