Essex Strep A outbreak: Twelve people dead Twelve people have died in a "very serious" outbreak of a rare contagious bacterial strain, it has emerged.
Thirty-two people across Essex have been infected with the invasive Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection.
Public Health England (PHE) warned there was a "high risk" of further fatalities from the "ongoing outbreak".
It began in Braintree but cases have been found around Chelmsford and Maldon, a Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) report said. BBC News
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Thirty-two people across Essex have been infected with the invasive Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection.
Public Health England (PHE) warned there was a "high risk" of further fatalities from the "ongoing outbreak".
It began in Braintree but cases have been found around Chelmsford and Maldon, a Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) report said. BBC News
See also:
- Twelve die in Essex as rare bug infects dozens of vulnerable elderly The Daily Telegraph
- 12 killed by rare bacterial infection in Essex The Independent
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