Canada: Increase of invasive Group A Strep reported in Thunder Bay
by Press Release from Outbreak News Today on (#34W5G)
Over 2017, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of cases of invasive group A streptococcal (IGAS) infections in the community. This infection develops when the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes gets into the blood, joints, lungs, or lining of the brain. Streptococcus pyogenes also causes more common diseases, like strep throat and minor skin infections. Anybody can get ["]
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