Link al informe: https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/images/cepr/RA/STSS/240329_STSS_2023-2024_Eng.pdf
Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.
«At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year, with a mortality rate of 30%,” said Ken Kikuchi, a professor of infectious diseases at Tokyo Women’s Medical University.
Other countries have experienced recent outbreaks. In late 2022, at least five European nations reported to the World Health Organization an increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) disease, which includes STSS. The WHO said the rise in cases followed the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
Fuentes: National Institute of Infectious Disease of Japon y The Japan Times
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