Routine genomic surveillance in a military healthcare facility detected a community-based Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> outbreak associated with grappling sports.

ABSTRACT: An outbreak of emm92/ST82 Streptococcus pyogenes was detected through prospective genomic surveillance at a military treatment facility. Twenty-one of twenty-six patients had confirmed epidemiological links to grappling sports. One case resulted from household transmission. The benefits of routine surveillance extend beyond the hospital environment enabling the detection of community-driven transmission.

SUBMITTER: Vargas-Cuebas GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12926333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature