AZ: Strep throat outbreak forces quarantines on Frye Fire crews

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AZ: Strep throat outbreak forces quarantines on Frye Fire crews

June 18, 2017, 03:23 PM

Source: http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/3...es-quarantines

Strep throat outbreak forces quarantines on Frye Fire crews
Sunday, June 18th 2017, 2:23 pm EDT
By Evan Schreiber, Reporter

Mt. GRAHAM, AZ (Tucson News Now) -

A bacterial infection has spread in the Frye Fire firefighter camp, forcing personnel to be quarantined.

As of Sunday morning, there are 45 confirmed cases of strep throat, or streptococcal pharyngitis, among firefighters on the Frye Fire incident, according to public information officer Evan Burks. The initial cases were first reported Saturday afternoon on the Inciweb page...
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June 19, 2017, 07:38 PM

This sounds like it could be job related.

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