Group B Streptococcus infection (GBS)

Group-B strep responsible for 150,000 stillbirths, baby deaths every year

A bacterial infection found in one in five pregnant women worldwide is responsible for an estimated 147,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year, and a vaccine is urgently needed, researchers say.

November 7, 2017
November 7, 2017

Group-B strep responsible for 150,000 stillbirths, baby deaths every year

A bacterial infection found in one in five pregnant women worldwide is responsible for an estimated 147,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year, and a vaccine is urgently needed, researchers say.

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