Canada: Group A Streptococcus alert issued in London
An invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) outbreak, that has been ongoing since April last year, has prompted an alert issued to local healthcare providers, hospitals and community partners in London, Ontario. Streptococcus More...
Florida Vibrio vulnificus update: 12 cases reported to date
The latest on the Vibrio vulnificus situation in the state of Florida shows that there has been 12 cases identified by health officials, including 3 fatalities. Vibrio vulnificusImage/Janice Haney Carr This follows More...
Philippines: Pangasinan health officials say ‘mystery disease’ not ‘flesh-eating bacteria’
The mysterious “flesh-eating” disease being reported recently the province of Pangasinan by Philippine media outlets is not necrotizing fasciitis according to provincial health officer, Dr. Ma. Ana More...
Hong Kong woman with ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ has leg amputated, cultures reveal Vibrio vulnificus
Hong Kong Image/CIA Hong Kong health officials are investigating a case of a 37-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with right calf pain and swelling, which was diagnosed as necrotizing fasciitis, according More...
Invasive strep takes the life of a patient in Gillette, Wyoming hospital
One of two patients admitted to a Gillette, Wyoming hospital for treatment of the invasive “flesh-eating bacteria” has died Wednesday, according to an Associated Press report. 43-year-old Caucasian More...
Georgia graduate student, Aimee Copeland to be discharged Monday
The West Georgia University graduate student who wasn’t given much chance at survival when she contracted a very serious case of necrotizing fasciitis from a deep cut she suffered from a homemade zip line More...
