CANADA: Yukon Handing Out Gift Condoms After Gonorrhea Rate Spikes Upward

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CANADA: Yukon Handing Out Gift Condoms After Gonorrhea Rate Spikes Upward

Canadian Press (12.24.04) - Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Stephanie Waddell

The Yukon territory's Department of Health and Social Services is distributing condoms to residents, asking them to "Wrap it for someone you love" to help fight the region's increase in gonorrhea cases. "We haven't seen high numbers of gonorrhea for a number of years, so to have 41 cases diagnosed is quite surprising," said Colleen Hemsley, Yukon's communicable- disease officer. Many of the cases were diagnosed in the last couple of months, said Pat Living, the department spokesperson. In 2003, the region recorded less than five cases of the STD. Condoms were being distributed around Whitehorse at youth and community centers and popular gathering areas. "We're concerned that post-secondary students are coming home, it's the holiday and party season, and we want to encourage everyone to be sexually responsible, use condoms and get tested," said Hemsley.
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