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What's all this about killer bacteria in Japan?

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    Le point J
  • 09 April 2024
  • Noémie Boillat Blanco
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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The rapid spread of a serious bacterial infection is worrying Japan and beyond. The most severe forms due to group A streptococci are fatal in one in three cases.

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