ඒ පාර තව වින්නැහියක් වෙන්න යන්නේ
I believe about 9 cases were identified infected with the UK strain. It's hard to contain diseases at this day and age. People travel. The UK recorded 433 cases in 2024.
This is not something confined only to Japan. STSS is caused by group A streptococcal bacteria, whch are quite common. Between 5% and 20% of healthy adults have these bacteria living inside them without any symptoms. Even without being ill, it can still be spread to other people unknowingly through touch, cough and sneezes.
The danger is rarely the Strep A can turn into a nasty one leading to various other illnesses and sometimes even death.
Sadly no vaccine as yet but several teams are working and some have progressed to human trials, including a 30 valent vaccine developed in the USA. Haven't heard much on these lately.