Group B Streptococcus infection causes estimated 150,000 stillbirth & infant death

(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) 21.7 million pregnant women carry this bacteria according to the first global study of Group B Strep -- most of them are currently unidentified and untreated. Study shows for first time that a maternal vaccine may prevent 231,000 infant and maternal GBS cases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news