Group A Streptococcus

• Strep A cases are rising in Canada. What symptoms to watch for 

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says disease activity of invasive group A streptococcus was higher in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic years, particularly in children under 15.

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  Jan 4, 2024
  
• Montreal public health says 2 children have died from strep A infections

  Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the deaths of two children aged two years or younger.

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  Dec 16, 2022
  
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• Strep A ‘slightly more common’ in postpartum women: specialist

  Since Global News reported on a young mother’s death from hospital acquired Group A Streptococcus, other new moms have reached out to say they too have fallen ill from the bacterial infection.

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  Mar 12, 2018
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• 9 dead in invasive group A strep outbreak in London, Ont.: Health officials

  The health unit has been investigating the outbreak since it was declared in April 2016 and says more than 132 cases have been reported to them.

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  Nov 27, 2017