Friday, January 19, 2024

4 child deaths in B.C. linked to aggressive form of strep

An electron microscope image shows group A streptococcus during phagocytic interaction with a human neutrophil.

B.C. health authorities are warning that group A strep was identified in four children who have died since mid-December, and the province is seeing unusually high levels of the disease this winter.



from CBC | Health News https://ift.tt/OLa19Sn

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