By Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Public health experts are sounding the alarm as Canada contends with a record-breaking wave of dangerous, and sometimes deadly, invasive group A streptococcus (strep) infections. As of Jan. 9, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has received more than 4,600 invasive group A strep samples from 2023, which is the highest annual total ever recorded in Canada and an increase of more than 40 per cent over the previous peak of 3,236 cases in 2019. Invasive group A strep, also known as iGAS, is a potentially life-threatening infection involving the normally harmless group A strep bacteria. While a typi
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