Group A strep outbreak reported at Toronto homeless shelter

Toronto health officials are investigating an outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes, or beta streptococcus group A at Seaton House shelter for homeless men, according to a local media report. More than three dozen individuals have become infected, including five men who are suffering from invasive group A strep, a very serious form that can lead to flesh-eating disease, meningitis or sepsis. ["]