Scarlet fever
Streptococcus cases rise in Greece
Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) is investigating cases of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) after an increase in infections. A team was sent to the General Hospital of Ilia in the Peloponnese following two deaths.
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Streptococcus: Deaths in Greece reach 23, 11 of the victims are minors
Since the beginning of 2023, 94 cases of invasive Group A Streptococcus infection in both children and adults have been reported
Second hospital death attributed to strep
A second hospital death in a week is being attributed to a very invasive form of streptococcal disease that infects the respiratory tract.
According to reports on Tuesday, the bacteria has been confirmed as the cause of death of a 28-year-old man in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, last week.
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Bulgaria’s Health Authorities: We do not have an Emergency with Chicken Pox and Scarlet Fever
"At the moment, we are not in an emergency situation regarding the spread of chicken pox and scarlet fever," reported the Regional Health Inspection (RHI).
However, a report from the RHI website shows that in the same week in 2019 and 2020, the spread of scarlet fever was 25 and 19 cases. For the same week in 2023, they were 151, reports the National Radio.