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Explainer: What Is the Deadly Strep Hitting Canada in Record Numbers

The type of strep that has infected an increasing number of people across several Canadian provinces in the past few months can be life-threatening, according to experts. “There are many ...

January 18, 2024BY Chandra Philip

6 Children Die in Ontario From Invasive Strep A as Cases Rise Across Canada

Six children under the age of 10 have died of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) in Ontario since ...

January 17, 2024BY Jennifer Cowan

Antibiotic Shortage Amidst the Rise of Invasive Strep A

Strep A is commonly known to cause mild bacterial infections such as strep throat and impetigo, yet more ...

April 11, 2023BY Xiaoxu Sean Lin and Jacky Guan

Strep A: 3 Doctors Explain What You Need to Look out For

There has been a significant increase in the number of children with strep A infections in the UK over ...

December 7, 2022BY Chrissie Jones, Anastasia Theodosiou and Elizabeth Whittaker

Strep A Being Investigated as Factor in 4-Year-Old Irish Child’s Death

An investigation is being carried out into the death of a child in Ireland to see if it ...

December 7, 2022BY Owen Evans

British Government Urges Parents to Be ‘On the Lookout’ After Increase in Strep A Bacteria in Children

Infections caused by strep A bacteria have caused the deaths of at least six children in recent weeks, ...

December 5, 2022BY Owen Evans