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As Streptococcus A cases continue to be prevalent in Queensland and internationally, a new nasal vaccine could provide long-term protection from the deadly bacteria. Associate Professor Manisha Pandey, Professor Michael Good, and their team…

Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view.Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesPfizer…

Clinics across the US are grappling with an 'unprecedented' surge in strep throat despite the arrival of spring.Cases of the bacterial infection normally peak in February, but lockdowns and weakened immunity mean the wave has continued into…

As various countries continue to report high levels of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections — which cause severe illness, and in rare cases death within days — Canadian physicians are also raising alarms over a rise in serious…

The list of potential culprits for a sore throat just seems to get longer — Covid-19, colds and now allergy season. But a particularly painful case could also point to strep throat. Cases of strep throat have increased and become more…

The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December of 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country moves out of…

A sporty seven-year-old has had both his legs amputated after catching flu and Strep A at the same time.Kaden Stevenson, from Michigan, began complaining of exhaustion before Christmas which his mother, Michele, assumed was just a common…

A global maternal immunization program for group B Streptococcus -- strep B -- would save millions in healthcare costs by reducing death and disability, but without tiered pricing, equitable access would likely not be achieved. Several…

Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection. Invasive Strep A diseases are responsible for more than 163,000 deaths each year globally and a…

Muhammad Ibrahim AliThe four-year-old boy attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.He died at home from a cardiac arrest in mid-November after contracting a Strep A infection.He was prescribed antibiotics.His…