Eastern Health is reminding people about safe sex practices, after the health authority confirmed the first case of congenital syphilis in its region and notes a spike in syphilis cases overall. Rates remained high in 2018, with 33 infectious syphilis cases reported, Eastern Health said in a release Friday morning. Eastern Health saw its first incident of confirmed congenital syphilis in 2018, as well. That number of confirmed cases in 2018 is up from 2017, when Eastern Health confirmed 29 cases. For more information, Eastern Health has these public health recommendations:Talk to your health-care provider.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2019 13:49 UTC