Less than 10 cases have been confirmed
Government has confirmed the numbers of notifications of scarlet fever since 28 November until 9am this morning (8 December) remain small.
Less than 10 cases have been confirmed, all in children.
Yesterday, it was revealed that nine children have been sent home from a nursery on the Isle of Man with ‘a fever'.
Public Health has not received any notifications of children with Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections (iGAS) which is the invasive, more serious condition.
Common non-invasive GAS infections include strep throat, scarlet fever, impetigo, and ear infections. These infections are less severe and more contagious than invasive GAS infections.
Invasive GAS infections are more aggressive and may cause conditions like Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis.
Parents are being urged to be on the look out for symptoms of scarlet fever caused by Strep A, due to a rising number of deaths in the UK.
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