The Japan TimesJun 15, 2024
A disease caused by a rare tissue-damaging bacteria is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed COVID-era restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/15/japan/science-health/stss-japan-spread/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #medicine #niid #health
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan

At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year, with a mortality rate of 30%.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesApr 5, 2024
News of a rare but serious bacterial infection called Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Japan is making the rounds, both at home and abroad, causing jitters and leading to inbound travelers reconsidering their plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/science-health/stss-japan-explainer/ #japan #sciencehealth #streptococcaltoxicshocksyndrome #stss #medicine #niid #health
Japan's tissue-damaging bacterial disease: What you need to know

Misconceptions are fueling jitters at home and abroad, with travelers considering putting off their plans to visit the country.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 24, 2024
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued a warning regarding a rare bacterial infection has already exceeded half of last year’s count — 88 in the capital — along with 517 infections nationwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/science-health/tokyo-issues-warning-for-bacterial-infection-disease/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #medicine #niid #health #diseases
Tokyo issues warning as rare but deadly STSS bacterial infections rise

Concerns are growing over the spread of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), often dubbed the “flesh-eating disease.”

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 20, 2024
Japan has confirmed its first instance of human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a tick-borne viral infection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/science-health/first-person-to-person-sfts-infection-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #medicine #niid
Japan confirms first human-to-human transmission of tick-borne SFTS virus

A doctor became infected with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) after attending to a patient who had been diagnosed with it.

The Japan Times
Norobiik @[email protected]Mar 15, 2024

Provisional figures released by the #NIID recorded 941 cases of #STSS were reported last year. In the first two months of 2024, 378 cases have already been recorded, with infections identified in all but two of #Japan’s 47 #prefectures.

While older people are considered at greater risk, the group A strain is leading to more deaths among patients under 50, according to NIID. #TootSEA

Mystery in #Japan as dangerous #StreptococcalInfections soar to record levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details

Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels

Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – known as the ‘flesh-eating disease’ – which has a 30% fatality rate

The Guardian