The outbreak was declared in 2009. It started in Moncton but quickly spread across the province.
Between 2002 and 2008, New Brunswick saw on average three new cases every year.
Over a three year period, 122 cases of syphilis were reported to public health impacting men between the ages of 15 to 24.
If left untreated, syphilis can spread and cause damage to a person's brain, heart, bones, other organs. It can cause paralysis, dementia and even death.
If you want to get tested can contact their family physician, nurse practitioner or a testing clinic.
