A foodborne outbreak of Group A streptococcus: an under-recognised method of spread

N Z Med J. 2024 Feb 2;137(1589):73-76. doi: 10.26635/6965.6313.

Abstract

Foodborne transmission of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of pharyngitis outbreaks. This report details a GAS outbreak in New Zealand that was associated with a foodborne route of transmission. This outbreak was relevant in the New Zealand context given the high incidence of rheumatic fever (RF).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • New Zealand / epidemiology
  • Pharyngitis*
  • Rheumatic Fever* / epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections* / epidemiology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes