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Japan reports record number of invasive group A streptococcal disease in 2017
by News Desk
December 27, 2017
Data provided by the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NCID) and reported by the news source, Asahi Shimbun, show that the country has reported a record number of invasive group A streptococcal disease cases, specifically, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in 2017.
A total of 525 patients with STSS were reported as of Dec. 10 include 66 in Tokyo, the highest of any prefecture, 40 in Kanagawa, 32 in Aichi, 31 in Fukuoka and 28 in Hyogo, the report notes. This is the highest number of cases recorded in a year since this data started being tracked in 1999 and about two and a half times the number of cases reported in 2013...
Japan reports record number of invasive group A streptococcal disease in 2017
by News Desk
December 27, 2017
Data provided by the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NCID) and reported by the news source, Asahi Shimbun, show that the country has reported a record number of invasive group A streptococcal disease cases, specifically, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in 2017.
A total of 525 patients with STSS were reported as of Dec. 10 include 66 in Tokyo, the highest of any prefecture, 40 in Kanagawa, 32 in Aichi, 31 in Fukuoka and 28 in Hyogo, the report notes. This is the highest number of cases recorded in a year since this data started being tracked in 1999 and about two and a half times the number of cases reported in 2013...