N.W.T., Canada: Scarlet fever cases

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/01/26/north-scarlet-fever-warning.html

N.W.T. health centres on alert for scarlet fever
Same bacteria causes strep throat
CBC News
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 6:49 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2012 6:38 PM CST

All health centres in the N.W.T. have been alerted to an outbreak of bacteria that can cause scarlet fever.

Wanda White, manager for N.W.T.?s Health Protection Unit, says strep throat is common at this time of year...

...More than 100 cases of the infection have been reported in Yellowknife.

Before antibiotics were introduced in the 1950s, scarlet fever was the leading cause of death among children...

 

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Re: N.W.T., Canada: Scarlet fever cases

Source: http://hqyellowknife.com/news/local/news/Local/12/01/27/YK-seeing-high-number-of-scarlet-fever-cases

YK seeing high number of scarlet fever cases
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 4:18 PM

Yellowknife, N.W.T. - In the last two weeks seven cases of scarlet fever have been reported in Yellowknife.

In a typical year there are no cases of the infection...

 

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Source: http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/jan30_12sfv.html

Seven scarlet fever cases in Yellowknife

Paul Bickford
Northern News Services
Published Monday, January 30, 2012

SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
As of late last week, there were about seven cases of scarlet fever in Yellowknife.

Those cases prompted the Department of Health and Social Services to send a notice to healthcare providers in the NWT.

"It's more than we usually see and that's why I sent the notice out," said Wanda White, manager of the NWT health protection unit.

Healthcare providers were advised to watch for strep throat, which is caused by the same bacteria - group A streptococcus - and can sometimes develop into scarlet fever if not treated with antibiotics.

"Therefore we were concerned that people were delaying a little with going in to get treatment for their sore throats," White said.

She noted there are close to 200 cases of strep throat around the NWT, describing that number as fairly typical for this time of year.

White is not calling the situation an outbreak and not calling the notice an alert...

 

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Source: http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/may29_12inbrfs.html

Published Thursday, March 29, 2011, by Northern News Services. Serves Inuvik and the Beaufort/delta region of the NWT

Chicken pox, scarlet fever cases reported

In Sir Alexander Mackenzie School's March newsletter, it states the school has had reported cases of both chicken pox and scarlet fever...