Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A – Canada (04): (ON) fatal, homeless, IDU, alert, RFI
PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A – Canada (04): (ON) fatal, homeless, IDU, alert, RFI
Strep -- CanadaHealth officials have issued an alert, saying 9 people have died in an ongoing invasive group A _Streptococcus_ outbreak in the London, Ontario [Canada] area.The outbreak was declared more than 18 months ago and the Middlesex-London Health Unit says more than 132 cases of infection have been reported since [1 Apr 2016].Of the cases, 22 percent required treatment in intensive care, 15 percent had streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, and 15 percent had necrotizing fasciitis -- also called Read more [...]
