Both the CDC and WHO have issued warnings bringing attention to an increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) in kids, seen in Europe as well as in Colorado.
In a published post from Dec. 22, the CDC reported that in November, the agency was notified of a "possible increase in iGAS infections among children at a hospital in Colorado," while also stating the "overall number of cases has remained relatively low and iGAS infections remain rare in children."
NBC News reports two children in Colorado have died, and the CDC says they are investigating the cases.
In a December statement, the WHO reported European countries including France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom "indicated an increase in 2022, particularly since September," in iGAS cases in children under 10, as well as "several deaths associated with iGAS disease in children under 10."
People are likely more familiar with strep throat, an infection caused by bacteria that causes discomfort and even pain in the throat. According to Dr. Amy Edwards, pediatric infectious disease specialist at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, the bacteria involved in invasive group A strep is the same bacteria seen in strep throat.
"That bacteria is capable of causing a lot of different kinds of illness," Edwards told 3News. "So, strep throat is the one that we know, or most people in the public know, but we deal with lots of different strep infections. Strep can get into your joints, it can get into your bones, your muscles."
Isabel Lawrence reports. --
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