Pages 718-720 in N. Murphy and A. Parkinson, eds. Circumpolar Health 2012: Circumpolar Health Comes Full Circle. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, August 5-10, 2012. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2013;72 (Suppl 1):718-720
Canadian Public Health Service, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Department of Health and Social Services, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Pages 718-720 in N. Murphy and A. Parkinson, eds. Circumpolar Health 2012: Circumpolar Health Comes Full Circle. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, August 5-10, 2012. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2013;72 (Suppl 1):718-720
Yukon, a territory in northern Canada, has one of the highest reported sexually transmitted chlamydia infection rates in the country. Chlamydia rates in Yukon are 2-3 times higher than the national average. Other circumpolar regions also report disproportionately high rates of chlamydia. Chlamydia infection rates in Yukon have
been steadily increasing since the late 1990s and reported rates are higher among females than among males, although
the female to male ratio has declined since the late 1990s. Chlamydia rates are highest in Yukon among females
aged 15-24 years and males aged 15-29 years.