Explainer: What is the deadly strep throat infection surging in Japan and will Singapore be affected?

Explainer: What is the deadly strep throat infection surging in Japan and will Singapore be affected?

Today·2024-03-29 20:00

SINGAPORE — Japan's health authorities have warned of a surge in patients infected with a rare but potentially deadly type of strep throat infection. 

The number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reported in Japan just in the first three months of 2024 has hit over 600, which is more than half of last year’s nationwide total of 941. 

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