Category: group A strep

Bacterial Infections on the Rise in Australian State

January 6, 2023
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Australian health officials have sounded an alarm over a rise in rare COVID-mimicking bacterial infections that can cause disability and death. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) have been increasing over recent weeks, according to NSW Health. Rates of IMD were above average across the state as 2022 drew…

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2 Children Die After Invasive Group A Strep Infection, CDC Flags ‘Possible Increase’ in US Cases

December 18, 2022
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Two children recently died in Colorado after they were reported to have invasive group A strep (Streptococcus), a bacterial infection, following a recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagging a “possible increase” in such infections among children in the United States. “CDC is looking into a possible increase in invasive group A strep (iGAS)…

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