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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to parents over Strep A as children head back to school. The warning came as the country sees high levels of flu, covid-19 and invasive Strep A disease (iGas). Figures released last week show at least 30 children have now …

Nineteen children in the UK have been killed by Strep A in recent weeks, approaching the 27 child deaths recorded in the whole 2017-2018 season, the last major outbreak. The majority of cases normally come between early February and April. There have been 7,750 cases of scarlet fever—caused by Strep …