winnipegfreepress.com
The rise of invasive strep A illness in Manitoba was the cause of 17 deaths in 2023, Manitoba public health officials have confirmed. Other provinces are also seeing more cases of invasive strep A, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic began, but overall, the rates more than doubled over the past decade, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Invasive strep A is caused by the same bacteria as strep throat and impetigo, but in its invasive form, streptococci get into the blood, lungs and dee…
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