Singapore: Group B Strep infections up significantly, linked to Chinese-style ready-to-eat raw fish dishes
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#W1QR)
The number of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections have more than doubled in Singapore with some 355 cases reported year-to-date. The spike that started in July has been linked to the consumption of Chinese-style ready-to-eat (RTE) raw fish dishes and Type III GBS disease, specifically due to Sequence Type (ST) 283, according to Singapore health officials. In ["]
