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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.

Authors :
Bundle N
Bubba L
Coelho J
Kwiatkowska R
Cloke R
King S
Rajan-Iyer J
Courtney-Pillinger M
Beck CR
Hope V
Lamagni T
Brown CS
Jermacane D
Glass R
Desai M
Gobin M
Balasegaram S
Anderson C
Source :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2017 Jan 19; Vol. 22 (3).
Publication Year :
2017

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 .)

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