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The deadly flesh-eating bacteria currently spreading in Japan, explained
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome has a ‘terrifying’ mortality rate of 30 per cent, expert says
Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan have reached 1,019 cases as of June 9, more than the total number reported in all of last year. At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year, with a “terrifying” mortality rate of 30 per cent, Ken Kikuchi, a professor in infectious diseases at Tokyo Women’s Medical University, told Bloomberg earlier this month.
Public Health Ontario has reported 13 children have died in the province from invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) disease, which includes STSS, between Oct. 1 and May 31. During this period, 1,510 cases have been reported, a 33 per cent rise compared to the previous season. According to the B.C. Center for Disease control, 51 iGas infection were reported in 2023, compared to 20 cases in 2022.
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