Japan warns of surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases

As at March 10, Japan recorded 474 cases of the more serious streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or SSTS, which has a fatality rate of up to 30 per cent.- Bloomberg

TOKYO: The Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases in Tokyo running about three times higher than in 2023.

Across the country, infections of streptococcus bacteria of the throat are being diagnosed at quadruple the pace of the past five years, according to a Health Ministry report earlier in March.