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  • Title: Detection of Epidemic Scarlet Fever Group A Streptococcus in Australia.
    Author: Walker MJ, Brouwer S, Forde BM, Worthing KA, McIntyre L, Sundac L, Maloney S, Roberts LW, Barnett TC, Richter J, Cork AJ, Irwin AD, You Y, Zhang J, Dougan G, Yuen KY, Nizet V, Beatson SA, Grimwood K, Davies MR.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2019 Sep 13; 69(7):1232-1234. PubMed ID: 30721938.
    Abstract:
    Sentinel hospital surveillance was instituted in Australia to detect the presence of pandemic group A Streptococcus strains causing scarlet fever. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses indicated the presence of an Australian GAS emm12 scarlet fever isolate related to United Kingdom outbreak strains. National surveillance to monitor this pandemic is recommended.
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