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This flesh-eating infection is on the rise in the US and it's getting harder to kill

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Abstract

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled by 2022. What's more, strep" - which also causes a bizarre flesh-eating disease - had become shockingly resistant to common antibiotics."
Key Data

  • Publication Date
    08 April 2025
  • Primary Author
    Bronwyn Thompson
  • Source
    New Atlas
  • Language
    English
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