Bacterial Infections on the Rise in Australian State

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Australian health officials have sounded an alarm over a rise in rare COVID-mimicking bacterial infections that can cause disability and death.

Cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) have been increasing over recent weeks, according to NSW Health.