B.C. health authorities are warning that group A strep was identified in four children who have died since mid-December, and the province is seeing unusually high levels of the disease this winter.
The warning comes a day after CBC News obtained data showing that the potentially fatal bacterial infection is being seen in record numbers across the country.
Invasive group A streptococcal infection kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it. In a Thursday statement, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says it was detected alongside other viral respiratory illnesses in four child deaths over the last month.
“This includes two deaths previously
