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The Latest Breaking News on Strep A symptoms as six children among 16 dead in Ireland from invasive disease

Can adults get Strep A? Cases rise across UK as 16 children die from infection

Scarlet fever is more common in children but adults can also contract the bacterial infection

The Independent UK

Strep A cases in your area as UK infections rise 30 per cent

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

The Independent UK

Strep A outbreak: Everything we know as 16 children die of bacterial infection

Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and red tongue also known as ‘strawberry tongue’

The Independent UK

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Leeds health chiefs issue statement over Strep A hotspot

Risks from scarlet fever remain low despite Leeds recording the second-greatest number of cases in England and Wales

Leeds Live

Mum's Strep A advice for parents after whole family take antibiotics for deadly infection

A Birmingham mum, whose two children were diagnosed with Strep A after being rushed to hospital, is trying to raise awareness to others concerned about the infection

Daily Mirror

NHS bosses order extra supplies of antibiotics in fight against Strep A

Parents demanded action in fight against rise in Strep A cases after shortages in some places of antibiotics including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children

Daily Mirror

We lost our three-year-old granddaughter to invasive strep A

Letter: One reader on how they are trying to raise awareness of the treatable condition after their family’s devastating loss

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Strep A home-test kits sell out after spate of UK deaths sparks panic buying

Pharmacists also report difficulties finding supplies of antibiotics to treat the infection

The Guardian - UK

Strep A cases in your area as UK infections rise 30 per cent

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

The Independent UK

Can adults get Strep A? Cases rise across UK as 16 children die from infection

Scarlet fever is more common in children but adults can also contract the bacterial infection

The Independent UK

Mum's Strep A warning after six-year-old daughter left fighting for life after GP missed the symptoms

She believes her daughter’s condition would never have gotten so bad if the GP surgery had caught it earlier

Irish Mirror

Northumberland mum forced to drive to several pharmacies in freezing conditions for daughter's medication amid shortage

Five-year-old Betsy Curtis came down with a chest infection and her mother has described a terrifying ordeal of getting her hands on medication to treat it

Chronicle Live

Lanarkshire mum's Strep A warning after 6-year-old daughter left fighting for her life

Little Ellie Young was left fighting for her life in hospital after her GP failed to spot symptoms on two separate occasions and has also been left with juvenile arthritis in her elbow.

Glasgow Live

Don't let children to give Strep A to their grandparents this Christmas, experts warn

Concerned mums and dads have been swamping medical practices while chemists are struggling to keep up with the demand for antibiotics as the Christmas period looms

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Scottish girl fighting for her life in hospital after GP failed to spot Strep A symptoms

The six-year-old’s mum was told her daughter had a viral infection which would clear up on its own but on November 3, the youngster's temperature spiked to 40.3 degrees.

Daily Record

Scots mum's Strep A warning after daughter left fighting for life

Primary two pupil Ellie Young, who looked like 'death warmed up' was rushed to Wishaw General Hospital where medics discovered she was suffering from with the bacterial infection last month.

Daily Record

Warning over lack of antibiotics to treat Strep A in Scotland as infections soar

As the death toll in the UK from Strep A reached 16 yesterday, GPs were warned them to expect drug shortages to last for the rest of the year.

Nottingham Post

East Midlands mum tells parents not to panic over Strep A after daughter caught infection

'Children are quite resilient, they repair quite quickly. The main thing for parents is not to panic'

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Daily Mirror

Top UK doctors issue new Strep A guidance for 'when to seek help' as death toll hits 16

NHS services have been overwhelmed by panic over the outbreak of the bug, with GP surgeries, A&Es, and 111 call centres receiving a wave of parents panicked that their child may be infected

Liverpool Echo

Nan issues update about Strep A patient Camila Rose Burns

Camila has been in Alder Hey after contracting Strep A

The Guardian - UK

Parents report struggle to find antibiotics as UK strep A cases rise

People tell of distress and panic, adding to concerns about shortage despite government’s assurances

The Independent UK

Strep A antibiotic deliveries sped up amid fears in NHS of local shortages

Fifteen children have now died in the UK after being infected with bacteria

Belfast Live

Strep A in schools: EA statement as PHA letters circulated to NI parents and teachers

It comes as the latest data continues to indicate an out of season increase in both scarlet fever and group A Strep infections.

Wales Online

Lad faced month-long fight for life after Strep A was misdiagnosed as Covid

Doctors sent 11-year-old Sunnie home to recover, saying he had strained a muscle from coughing too much

Evening Standard

Strep A: Warning of rush on antibiotics over parents’ fears of infections

The UK Health Security Agency has said that the rise in Strep A cases is most likely due to increased social mixing

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