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Lauren Harte

Can adults get Strep A and scarlet fever?

Increased outbreaks of Strep A and scarlet fever have been reported across Northern Ireland and is causing concern.

There has been a huge increase in the numbers of people being diagnosed across the UK with hundreds more cases reported this year than in previous ones.

On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that a five-year-old girl at a Belfast primary school, which last week reported a severe case of Strep A, has died.

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