The hyper-virulent emm59 genotype of invasive group A Streptococcus was identified in northern Arizona in 2015. Eighteen isolates belonging to a genomic cluster grouped most closely with recently identified isolates in New Mexico. The continued transmission of emm59 in the southwestern United States poses a public health concern.
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Engelthaler, D. M., Valentine, M., Bowers, J., Pistole, J., Driebe, E. M., Terriquez, J., … Keim, P. (2016). Hypervirulent emm59 clone in invasive group a Streptococcus outbreak, southwestern United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(4), 734–738. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151582
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