Page 7 - Strep A News Today

Despite an abundance of research on strep, there is still a great deal of debate in the scientific community over whether and when people should get tested and treated for it.

Cases of Strep A have been increasing across the U.S. and worldwide.

Under pressure family doctors have complained about the messaging pushed out during last winters Strep A crisis. Dozens more children in Britain died from the bug sparking a panic.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital says your children's risk of catching the illness could go down soon.

Bethannie Booth, from Merthyr Tydfil, died surrounded by her family on March 31 just weeks after developing cold and flu symptoms.

“We have seen these cases before, but not in this intensity. And also, numbers are higher than what we usually see."

The mother of a first grader who looked in the face of death and smiled is hoping to spread awareness about the common infection that changed their lives fore

The West Island health authority said, last week, that the residents of two facilities – Floralies Lachine and Floralies Lasalle – will be relocating.

The parents of a young girl who died after contracting Strep A have recalled her last few days as a reminder for other parents to be aware of the illness.

Parents of girl who died of Strep A urge parents and doctors to be vigilant about the illness.