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Ongoing outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to group A Streptococcus (GAS) type emm66 among homeless and people who inject drugs in England and Wales, January to December 2016.
- Source :
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Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2017 Jan 19; Vol. 22 (3). - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We report an outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to an unusual type of Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, emm66) among a vulnerable, largely homeless population in southern England and Wales, detected in September 2016. Twenty-seven confirmed cases were subsequently identified between 5 January and 29 December 2016; 20 injected drugs and six reported problematic alcohol use. To date, we have ruled out drug-related vehicles of infection and identified few common risk factors.<br /> (This article is copyright of The Authors, 2017 .)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Distribution
Disease Notification
England epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Streptococcal Infections diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections microbiology
Streptococcal Infections prevention & control
Streptococcus pyogenes classification
Streptococcus pyogenes genetics
Substance Abuse, Intravenous epidemiology
Vulnerable Populations
Wales epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Ill-Housed Persons statistics & numerical data
Streptococcal Infections epidemiology
Streptococcus pyogenes isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1560-7917
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28128090
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.3.30446