Group A strep: a post-COVID threat

With global reports of invasive strep A on the rise, we review the recent epidemiology, state of surveillance and control of the disease in Australia
Dr Ouli Xie Professor Asha Bowen Professor Steven Tong

Need to know:

Strep A (Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococcus) is estimated to cause over 18 million cases of severe disease and 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.1