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The HSE has sent a letter to parents urging them to keep a look out for symptoms of Strep A following a number of serious cases in children.

With cases of Strep A and scarlet fever higher than usual for this time of year, early years providers and schools are being asked to follow the usual outbreak management processes as set out in government guidance.

The HSE confirmed today a four year old child from died from Strep A infection.

SOME Shetland school pupils have been diagnosed with suspected or confirmed scarlet fever, the council says. Scarlet fever is a contagious infection caused by a bacteria group called streptococcus - also known as strep A - that mostly affects young children, and it is easily...

THERE are "a number" of schools in Flintshire with scarlet fever cases, the council has confirmed.

THERE have been four confirmed cases of Scarlet Fever in Warrington in the past week according to new figures.

Recently, public alarms sounded off in the United Kingdom over what is called invasive Group A Streptococcal infection in children. Over the last year, the infection seems to be storming through news headlines. An already primed germophobic public added this new fear to the current flu epidemic wreaking havoc in humans and causing bedlam in chicken farms. Hundreds of thousands of domestic birds have recently been slaughtered in order to prevent spread to uninfected flocks.

Officials said they can “fully understand” that parents are concerned about rising cases.

Simon Bryant, Isle of Wight director of public health, has urged parents to remain vigilant to signs of children becoming seriously unwell

CMO confirms death of child in Ireland from invasive Strep A