Tokyo issues warning as rare but deadly STSS bacterial infections rise

Published on March 25, 2024

Tokyo officials are warning that cases of a rare but deadly bacterial infection, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)—the “flesh-eating disease”—have more than doubled over last year to 88 cases in the city.

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