Thessaloniki: 15 Cases of Streptococcus in Schools in Efkarpia - 5 School Units Are Closed

A team from the Hellenic Public Health Organization (EODY) and the Public Health Directorate of Central Macedonia visited the 3rd Kindergarten of Efkarpia, in Thessaloniki, on Thursday, following the recent incident of invasive streptococcal infection from group A streptococcus... EODY: Outbreak of streptococcus cases in the kindergarten of the 5-year-old who died - NAVTEMPORIKI

Fifteen cases positive for streptococcus were identified in the diagnostic tests carried out by the EODY team on children, parents and teaching staff of the 3rd kindergarten of Efkarpia and other school units. Of the 84 samples taken, 15 were found positive for streptococcus, 9 of them belong to children and 6 to adults. By decision of Mayor Pavlos Melas, D.

A team from the National Health Organization (EODY) conducted diagnostic tests on children, teachers, and parents, both at the 3rd Kindergarten of Efkarpia, where the little girl was studying, and at other schools in western Thessaloniki.