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10 people dead after strep infections in 2017, Toronto Public Health confirms
Deadly form of strep infection primarily strikes homeless people in shelters, experts say
Adrian Cheung Posted: Dec 02, 2017 8:00 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 02, 2017 1:40 PM ET
After nine deaths in London, Ont., due to a group A streptococcus outbreak made national headlines, public health officials have confirmed to CBC Toronto that 10 people have died in this city in 2017 due to the same infection.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) says 115 cases of invasive, or aggressive, forms of the strep bacteria have struck since the beginning of the year; a figure that included an 18-month-long outbreak at Seaton House, one of the largest homeless shelters in Toronto.
Dr. Michael Finklestein, an associate medical officer of health for TPH, says in invasive strep cases, "the bacteria gets into places of the body where it's not normally found, places like your blood, the lining of your brain, your joints. And then it can cause serious illness."...
10 people dead after strep infections in 2017, Toronto Public Health confirms
Deadly form of strep infection primarily strikes homeless people in shelters, experts say
Adrian Cheung Posted: Dec 02, 2017 8:00 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 02, 2017 1:40 PM ET
After nine deaths in London, Ont., due to a group A streptococcus outbreak made national headlines, public health officials have confirmed to CBC Toronto that 10 people have died in this city in 2017 due to the same infection.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) says 115 cases of invasive, or aggressive, forms of the strep bacteria have struck since the beginning of the year; a figure that included an 18-month-long outbreak at Seaton House, one of the largest homeless shelters in Toronto.
Dr. Michael Finklestein, an associate medical officer of health for TPH, says in invasive strep cases, "the bacteria gets into places of the body where it's not normally found, places like your blood, the lining of your brain, your joints. And then it can cause serious illness."...