Infectious disease experts are warning Australians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a deadly bacterial disease that is rising along the east coast.
Infectious disease experts are warning Australians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a deadly bacterial disease that is rising along the east coast. In Queensland, cases of Group A Streptococcus, also known as Strep A, have jumped 20 per cent, and nine people have died.
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