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Japan is experiencing a record-setting number of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) cases. STSS is a rare but severe complication of Group A Streptococcus infection, the same bacteria ...
Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in Tokyo. Across the country ...
The ongoing outbreak in Japan has already surpassed last year’s previous record of 941 preliminary infections – the highest since statistics began in 1999. ... Strep A can also cause “flesh ...
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, was confirmed on January 24, 2020, and on February 13, 2020, the first infection of a Tokyo resident was confirmed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On March 26, 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the "Tokyo Novel Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Headquarters" based on ...
Group A streptococcal infections are a number of infections with Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A streptococcus (GAS). [1] S. pyogenes is a species of beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that is responsible for a wide range of infections that are mostly common and fairly mild. If the bacteria enters the bloodstream, the infection can become ...
Toggle Initial outbreak (January–March 2020) subsection. 2.1 January 2020. 2.2 February 2020. 2.3 March 2020. ... Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. 4 ...
Although the winter respiratory virus season is ending in the United States and summer is quickly approaching, doctors are still seeing an alarming level of strep infections around the country.
The COVID-19 vaccination in Japan began on 17 February 2021, more than a month after the first anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic in the country was commemorated. As of 22 October 2021, about 96.4 million people in Japan received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while about 86.9 million were fully vaccinated.