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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A, scarlet fever – UK (09): (England)

Scarlet Fever -- United KingdomThe number of reported cases of scarlet fever across the South West [region of England] has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last week.A total of 20 cases were reported across the region, up from 13 in the previous week. The increase comes amid a worrying rise in reported cases of the bacterial infection, with the number of people in the UK contracting the illness at a 50 year high.In Somerset [county], 3 people have been diagnosed with scarlet fever in the past Read more [...]