2 Children Die After Invasive Group A Strep Infection; CDC Flags ‘Possible Increase’ in US Cases
Two children recently died in Colorado after they were reported to have invasive group A strep (Streptococcus), a bacterial infection, following a recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagging a “possible increase” in such infections among children in the United States.
“CDC is looking into a possible increase in invasive group A strep (iGAS) infections among children in the United States. iGAS infections include necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome,” the announcement, last updated on Dec. 7, reads.
Colorado state officials later announced that 11 children in the Denver metro area had been reported to have been infected with invasive group A strep since Nov. 1….