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How can I protect my child from Strep A?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt least nine children across the UK are known to have died from an invasive form of Strep A bacteria. According to data from the UK Health Security...
Strep A - live: Scarlet fever cases rise tenfold amid fears of GPs antibiotics shortage
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCases of scarlet fever have soared tenfold this year, official figures show amid an increase in...
More than 7,500 cases of scarlet fever, with numbers expected to rise
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoThere are currently three times more cases of scarlet fever than usual, a senior health official has...
Why are diseases like polio and scarlet fever back? Seacoast doctors explain, assess risks
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEXETER — Having dealt with COVID-19 for the past few years, the emergence of monkeypox and diseases...
Are strep A outbreaks linked to COVID lockdown? What the experts say
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoDr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, said COVID lockdowns could be linked to the...
Strep A news – live: More child deaths confirmed in the UK
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe number of children under 15 who have died from invasive Strep A illness in the UK has risen to...
Antibiotics ‘can be given to groups of children during Strep A outbreaks’
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoLocal health protection teams can give antibiotics to groups of children where there has been a...
Voices: As a parent, Strep A is all I can think about
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you’re a parent or carer for primary school-aged children, like I am, chances are you’ve Googled...
What is Strep A infection?
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoMore young children have died from Strep A infection, prompting fears of an outbreak in cases. – What is Strep A? Group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep or...
Antibiotics could be given to children en masse in ‘rare’ move by officials
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoChildren at primary schools affected by the Strep A outbreak could be given antibiotics as a blanket...