A PHS statement said: 'Between October 3 and December 25, 13 out of 14 NHS health boards have reported iGAS cases between 3 October and 25 December 2022.'
Two children in Scotland have died from the Strep A infection. Figures from Public Health Scotland show that two children under the age of 10 died from the infection between October and December.While most Strep A cases are fairly mild and easily treated, some can develop into a more serious condition called invasive group A strep .
A PHS statement said: "Between October 3 and December 25, 13 out of 14 NHS health boards have reported iGAS cases between 3 October and 25 December 2022. "This compares with between zero and seven deaths reported during the same time period of previous years." Ellie Young, six, was hallucinating, vomiting blood and had developed a rash around her mouth but was sent home from an emergency GP visit with a gastroenteritis diagnosis and Dioralyte.
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