‘Flesh-eating’ bacterium no cause for alarm, Japan tells world | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch

Health authorities are calling on travelers not to cancel trips to Japan despite an outbreak of a rare but potentially fatal “flesh-eating disease.” 

Source: ‘Flesh-eating’ bacterium no cause for alarm, Japan tells world | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch


“Although cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) are growing at an alarming rate, officials cautioned there was no need for panic.”

well that’s reassuring.

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