Higher rates of laboratory-confirmed cases of syphilis in Western Canadian blood donors compared with Eastern Canadian blood donors following a period of societal re-opening.
Steven J DrewsCarmen L CharltonVanessa TranHong Yuan ZhouGordon HawesIlona ReszSheila F O'BrienPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2024)
Although rates of laboratory-confirmed syphilis were higher in Western versus Eastern donors, Western donors did not have higher rates of infectious syphilis. Further studies might assess whether donors with laboratory-confirmed syphilis understood pre-donation screening questions or were completely unaware of a past infection.