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Serving up Strep A in Auckland: Salad-maker’s hand lesions tied to at least 48 cases
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Serving up Strep A in Auckland: Salad-maker’s hand lesions tied to at least 48 cases
Wednesday 14 February 2024, 02:30 AM

A salad may have contributed to an outbreak of group A streptococcal infection in Auckland [Image: Nadine Primeau on Unsplash]
All the cases in this outbreak fell into a ‘high-risk’ group for the development of rheumatic fever/heart disease
A salad made by a person with g
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References
Gatman K, Thompson B, Harrower J, Rajanaidu S. A foodborne outbreak of Group A streptococcus: an under-recognised method of spread. N Z Med J. 2024 Feb 2;137(1589):73-76. doi: 10.26635/6965.6313. PMID: 38301203.