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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

Boy, 11, left fighting for life with Strep A after doctors misdiagnosed it as a ‘pulled muscle’

Photos taken by Chontelle Gosling show her 11-year-old son strapped to life-saving equipment after contracting the potentially fatal bacterial infection

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’

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'I'm heartbroken, every year I go to her grave' Mum urges parents to watch out for Strep A symptoms after baby's death

Karen Aldred's nine-month-old daughter Megan Barber died of Strep A in 1998, she wants to warn parents of the symptoms

Wales Online

Boy, 11, left fighting for life with Strep A that doctors said was a 'pulled muscle'

Shocking photos taken by Chontelle Gosling show her 11-year-old son Sunnie strapped up to life-saving hospital equipment after he contracted the potentially fatal bug in July

Daily Mirror

Mum who had to take daughter to hospital with scarlet fever calls for schools to shut early

Wales as nation has higher infection rate than any part of England

Wales Online

Health chief warns some chemists running low on Strep A antibiotics

England's top pharmaceutical officer has admitted that some local chemists are now running low on vital Strep A antibiotics amid a deadly outbreak of the infection in children

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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 tests free in Wales but not offered by NHS England due to lack of funding

A lateral flow test that can quickly detect Strep A, which has now killed 15 children in the UK, is available for free by the NHS in Wales but not in England due to a lack of funding, it is reported

Daily Mirror

Strep A news – live: Emergency department flooding with children as death toll climbs to 15

About one-third of patients wait more than four hours to be seen

The Independent UK

'Exceptionally busy' Welsh Ambulance service tells patients to 'make your own way to hospital'

The ambulance service has issued the warning due to being 'exceptionally busy at the moment'.

Wales Online

Bristol dad makes seven trips to the chemist to find antibiotics for two-year-old daughter

“We’re in a supposedly developed part of the world with a good medical system, and I can’t get basic antibiotics"

Bristol Post

Strep A: Scarlet fever in South West among lowest in country as iGAS cases at average

The rate of iGAS infections is almost exactly the national average

Bristol Post

A&Es ‘overflowing’ with children hit by winter viruses as Strep A deaths climb to 15

Emergency rooms in England saw record delays with one-third of patients waiting more than four hours to be seen

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The Guardian - UK

GPs and pharmacies ‘struggling to obtain antibiotics to treat strep A’

Comments from representative bodies as government continues to insist there are no shortages

The Independent UK

Strep A: ‘No shortage’ of antibiotics in Scotland as Sturgeon issues warning

Scotland’s First Minister said the situation was being monitored ‘very closely’

The Independent UK

No shortage of Strep A antibiotics as Sturgeon warns against complacency

The First Minister said the situation was being monitored ‘very closely’.

Daily Mirror

Strep A: Shock figures reveal 15 children have died across UK from invasive infection

New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows 13 children under 15 have died in England since September. Two other deaths of children have been recorded in Belfast and Wales

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The Independent UK

Strep A news – live: More child deaths confirmed in the UK

Child death toll rises to 15

The Independent UK

Irish Government not contemplating ‘Covid-type’ measures for Strep A

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar urged parents to keep children who are unwell at home.

Dublin Live

HSE letter urges parents to keep sick children home amid Strep A concerns

It was confirmed last night that a four year oldÃÃÃÂ¢s death was caused by Strep A infection

Dublin Live

'Perfect storm' puts Dublin children's hospitals under 'extreme pressure'

CHI is restricting elective activity at their Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght hospitals as a result of very high numbers presenting to the emergency departments and urgent care centres

Daily Mirror

Child, 4, dies of suspected Strep A in Ireland as bacteria outbreak spreads

A four-year-old girl from Belfast was the first case of Strep A to hit the island of Ireland before another infection was reported in Public Health Group "A", which encompasses the northeast of Ireland and north Dublin

Belfast Live

Belfast Trust updates symptom checker for Strep A and scarlet fever amid increasing cases

All you need to know on the symptoms and options available to help

Irish Mirror

Strep A: The three symptoms parents need to keep their kids home with as alarm raised by HSE

Schools have been advised that children with a fever, cough or a sore throat should be kept at home in a bid to tackle any further spread

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