Streptococcus
23 deaths linked to Streptococcus, including 11 children
Some 94 cases of streptococcus bacterial infection have been detected in the past 14 months, 23 of which resulted in death, among them 11 children under the age of 10, data from the National Organisation for Public Health (EODY) showed on Thursday.
Streptococcus: Deaths in Greece reach 23, 11 of the victims are minors
Since the beginning of 2023, 94 cases of invasive Group A Streptococcus infection in both children and adults have been reported
Second hospital death attributed to strep
A second hospital death in a week is being attributed to a very invasive form of streptococcal disease that infects the respiratory tract.
According to reports on Tuesday, the bacteria has been confirmed as the cause of death of a 28-year-old man in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, last week.
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Child in Thrace dies of streptococcus
A 9-year-old girl from Didymoteicho, Thrace, died after experiencing acute respiratory failure due to a Streptococcus infection on Monday.
According to state broadcaster ERT, the girl was taken to the local hospital where she tested positive for the bacteria.
ERT reports that the girl's remains will be transported to Alexandroupolis, the region's capital, for an autopsy.
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8-year-old dies from streptococcus
An 8-year-old succumbed to streptococcus at the Aglaia Kyriakou hospital in Athens on Tuesday, a few hours after its diagnosis, as confirmed by Michalis Giannakos, President of the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees on Wednesday.
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Sixth child this year dies from Streptococcus A
The sixth death of a child due to the streptococcus A (Strep A) infection has been recorded in Greece since the beginning of 2023, according to the National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Monday.
The 7-year-old child died in a hospital in Thessaloniki.
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Bulgaria’s Health Authorities: We do not have an Emergency with Chicken Pox and Scarlet Fever
"At the moment, we are not in an emergency situation regarding the spread of chicken pox and scarlet fever," reported the Regional Health Inspection (RHI).
However, a report from the RHI website shows that in the same week in 2019 and 2020, the spread of scarlet fever was 25 and 19 cases. For the same week in 2023, they were 151, reports the National Radio.