#groupastrep — Public Fediverse posts
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Outbreak: Streptococcus Pyogenes
Facility: Undisclosed Congregate Living Setting
Facility Type: Community Congregate Living
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Windsor #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #WECH0019Date: 2026-05-06
Public Health Unit: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWECHClick or follow tracking hashtags to see current and historical data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.
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Outbreak: Group A Strep (Streptococcus pyogenes) + #Influenza B + Human #Metapneumovirus
Facility: Central East Correctional Centre
Facility Type: Other Congregate Living Setting
Unit/Floor/Area: 4B
Location: #Lindsay #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #LLPH0057Date: 2026-03-19
Public Health Unit: Lakelends Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObLLPHClick or follow tracking hashtags to see current and historical data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.
#GAS #StrepA #GroupAstrep #FluB #InfluenzaB #HMPV -
Northwestern Health Unit Public Health Alert – Increase in Cases of iGAS | 2026-01-29
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has seen an increase in invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) disease cases in our region recently. Most cases have been identified in the Sioux Lookout health hub (including Northern First Nations) and Kenora areas, but are occurring around the region. Cases are being seen in all age ranges, with the majority in adults aged 30 and over.
https://www.nwhu.on.ca/public-health-alert-increase-in-cases-of-igas-4/
#OnObNWHU #NWHU #iGAS #GroupAStrep #Strep #GroupAStreptococcal #SiouxLookout #Kenora #Northwestern #Ontario #Canada
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Outbreak: #Streptococcus Pyogenes (#GAS / #GroupAStrep)
Facility: The Carriage House
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Oshawa #Ontario
Date: 2025-05-02Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0041
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHDClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.
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Outbreak: #Streptococcus Pyogenes (#GAS / #GroupAStrep)
Facility: Aspira Traditions of Durham
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Third Floor, TCU
Location: #Oshawa #Ontario
Date: 2025-03-17Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0030
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHDClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.
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Clear trends in hospital Group A strep admissions in UK. ⬇️ during and ⬆️ after #COVID19.
This is national Hospital Episode Statistics , which matches UKHSA data.
Next question: what exactly drove the recent rise?
Hospital admissions for group A streptococcal infections in England: current rates and historical perspective
#GAS #StrepA #GroupAstrep #bacteria #microbiology #IDMastodon #medicine #MedMastodon #infectiousdiseases
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00428-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email -
Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes after childbirth can have life threatening consequences. Here, Catton et al. show that the epidemiologically associated bacterial R28 protein targets the human CEACAM1 receptor to facilitate the pathogenesis of bacterial sepsis.
#GroupAstrep #StrepA #science #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #immunology #academicchatter -
Interesting to see drop in big spike in invasive Group A strep notifications in England.
Big question is if there is going to be another peak now we enter the 'usual' season, or whether this was a solitary (big) early peak.
#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #GroupAstrep #GAS #iGAS #bacteria #microbiology
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-a-streptococcal-infections-activity-during-the-2022-to-2023-season/group-a-streptococcal-infections-10th-update-on-seasonal-activity-in-england