Rare “Flesh-Eating Bacteria” Spreading In Japan

Bloomberg (6/15, Terukina, Subscription Publication) reported, “A disease caused by a rare ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions.” Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) cases have “reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.”