US EditionJapan sees record spike in infections caused by tissue-damaging bacteria
- Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection in Japan have reached record levels, with experts unable to determine the cause of the rise.
- Japan's Health Ministry has reported 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with a mortality rate of up to 30%.
- The current outbreak has exceeded last year's record, with 941 infections reported. Japan saw 97 deaths due to STSS last year, the second-highest in six years.
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A disease caused by a rare “carnivorous bacteria” that can kill people in 48 hours is spreading in Japan, after the country relaxed restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year, on June 2. The figure is higher than the record of 941 cases reported over the past year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking the incidence of the disea…
Fatal bacterial infections surging in Japan with unknown cause, reports says
Japan is reporting a spike in potentially fatal bacterial infections.Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria, have reached 977 in the country so far this year as of June 2, according to Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases.That is almost triple the number of cases reported at this time last year.AMID SURGING CRUISE SHIP ILLNESSES, EXPERTS SHARE WAYS TO STAY SAFE ON THE HI…
Dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection cases have reached record levels in Japan, according to official figures, and experts cannot predict...
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