A disease caused by a rare tissue-damaging bacteria is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed COVID-era restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/15/japan/science-health/stss-japan-spread/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #medicine #niid #health
News of a rare but serious bacterial infection called Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Japan is making the rounds, both at home and abroad, causing jitters and leading to inbound travelers reconsidering their plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/science-health/stss-japan-explainer/ #japan #sciencehealth #streptococcaltoxicshocksyndrome #stss #medicine #niid #health
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued a warning regarding a rare bacterial infection has already exceeded half of last year’s count — 88 in the capital — along with 517 infections nationwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/science-health/tokyo-issues-warning-for-bacterial-infection-disease/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #medicine #niid #health #diseases
Japan has confirmed its first instance of human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a tick-borne viral infection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/science-health/first-person-to-person-sfts-infection-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #medicine #niid
Provisional figures released by the #NIID recorded 941 cases of #STSS were reported last year. In the first two months of 2024, 378 cases have already been recorded, with infections identified in all but two of #Japan’s 47 #prefectures.
While older people are considered at greater risk, the group A strain is leading to more deaths among patients under 50, according to NIID. #TootSEA
Mystery in #Japan as dangerous #StreptococcalInfections soar to record levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details
