BREAKING: Two children aged under 10 in Scotland have died with Strep A since 3 October, Public Health Scotland has said
This is a life-threatening infection in which the bacteria has invaded parts of the body, such as the blood, deep muscle or lungs.
Scotland's Health Secretary Humza Yousaf tweeted:"Every death is a tragedy, particularly those of young children, my thoughts with families & loved ones affected."He added:"Thankfully most cases of Strep A present as mild illness & can be treated with antibiotics. Working with UK Govt to ensure adequate supplies.
"Where localised shortages of first line treatments occur there are alternative & effective antibiotics available." Public Health Scotland said that in the week ending 25 December, there were 869 laboratory reports of group A Streptococcus, a reduction from 1,079 the previous week. This compares with between 300 and 480 reports per week during peaks observed in the period since 2016.
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